- 2017 Copyright
- Genre: Realistic Fiction - Musical Theater
- Grade Level: 3rd - 7th
- Reading Level: 5.3 (10 points)
- Length: 304 pages
- Publisher: Dial Books (January 31, 2017)
- My Rating: 4 out of 4
- Readability: Easy to read....a little longer....lots of humor.
- Division 1 or Crossover
- Summary: Very short for her age, Julia grows into her sense of self while playing a munchkin in a summer regional theater production of THE WIZARD OF OZ.
Julia is a very short 5th grader and her mother enrolls her and her younger brother into the local summer theater where they get to play munchkins. Since Julia is smaller than most 5th graders, she is still able to be a munchkin. Because she is older, she is allowed to take on some leadership roles and get the chance to have the role of a flying monkey too. She meets her neighbor and develops a wonderful relationship with a former ballerina who creates some of the best costumes for the play. The neighbor is able to take part in the production too. Julia also becomes friends with the senior director and an adult actress who is a dwarf.
You are really in Julia's head in this book and sometimes she is thinking all over the place. One thought leads to another thought with lots of funny insight. I like quirky characters and Julia is fun to get to know.. Interestingly, I had just read another musical theater book (Jack & Louisa) and I think this one has more depth and more character development.
I thought this book was going to be about a girl who was a dwarf. It isn't. She is just a late bloomer. :) If you watch the interview above you find out that this book is autobiographical based on the author's life as a child.
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