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Better Nate than Ever meets Love Sugar Magic in this spooky middle-grade novel from Hamilton and Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez about a group of young thespians who must face the ghost haunting their theater. The Ethel Merman Theater is cursed. No one is sure how or why, but the evidence speaks for itself. Show after show has flopped and the theater is about to close. Enter 12-year-old Monica Garcia, who has been cast to star in a Broadway musical revival of The Goonies, the theater's last chance to produce a hit before it shutters its doors for good. The kids in the cast each have their own reasons for wanting to make the show a success, and all eyes in the theater world are on them. Will this show finally break the curse of the Ethel? The kids aren't quite sure if the curse is even real, but when their first performance doesn't quite go as planned, it certainly feels that way. Then they realize the ghost light - the light that is always kept on at every theater in order to appease the ghosts - wasn't lit! When the kids rush to flick the switch back on, they find themselves locked in the theater - but that's the least of their problems when the ghost of the Ethel makes her debut appearance! Can the cast overcome their fears and reverse the ghost's curse before opening night so they can save the show - and their dreams?

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The quirky theater setting and likable characters make for an engaging read. Penned by someone who is herself a Broadway star of such mega-hits as Wicked and Hamilton, the story is peppered with authentic theater lingo and interesting backstage tidbits. Monica and her family have Mexican ancestry. Will hit all the high notes for theater and mystery fans alike. -- Kirkus Reviews

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Mandy Gonzalez has thrilled audiences on Broadway, lit up the screen on television, been published in Harvard Business Review, and started a social movement. Starring as Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton on Broadway, she also appeared in Madam Secretary as recurring character Lucy Knox and is known for originating the role of Nina Rosario in the Tony Award---winning show In the Heights. As a singer, her debut album, Fearless, reached #13 on the iTunes pop charts. She is also an author--having published a widely cited article in the Harvard Business Review on how to overcome one's fear of public speaking. Most dear to her heart, she is the proud founder of #FearlessSquad--a social media movement for inclusiveness and belonging. The movement connects millions of people around the world, encourages them to be their best selves, and helps them empower each other. Mandy Gonzalez has thrilled audiences on Broadway, lit up the screen on television, been published in Harvard Business Review, and started a social movement. Starring as Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton on Broadway, she also appeared in Madam Secretary as recurring character Lucy Knox and is known for originating the role of Nina Rosario in the Tony Award---winning show In the Heights. As a singer, her debut album, Fearless, reached #13 on the iTunes pop charts. She is also an author--having published a widely cited article in the Harvard Business Review on how to overcome one's fear of public speaking. Most dear to her heart, she is the proud founder of #FearlessSquad--a social media movement for inclusiveness and belonging. The movement connects millions of people around the world, encourages them to be their best selves, and helps them empower each other.

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