A Children’s Book Book Council Spotlight selection!

A heartwarming middle-grade debut with autism representation and a musical flair.

Maya lives and breathes musicals. When her chance to finally be a part of
the summer musical program at the community theater comes up, Maya is
convinced she will get the lead. After all, who knows The Drowsy Chaperone better
than she does? However, things don’t turn out exactly the way Maya’s
planned, and the summer turns out to be jam-packed with problems:
dealing with her best friend’s move, her parents’ busy jobs, and—since
her autism diagnosis—the ongoing puzzle of how to be Maya in Public. But
perhaps most important of all, Maya has to figure out how to play the
part that truly feels like her own.