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Bah! Humbug! : A magical retelling of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Tony Ross , 192 pages. Walker Books Candlewick Press, 2017 $15.99. Language: PG (4 swears, 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.  BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - OPTIONAL AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE Harry is starring in his middle school production of A Christmas Carol. He is well prepared and excited, but his dad, Ray, has his mind on work - all the time. So when Ray schedules a meeting during the production, he leaves the show to talk with "Mumbai", and starts his own private version of A Christmas Carol, seeing himself for what he has become - not the father he set out to be. Dickens's A Christmas Carol script is interspersed with this family story to give the reader perspective, however, the pages of dialogue from the play were a bit tedious. Is there an expectation that the reader already knows A Christmas Carol? I wish Ray had been a child or teenager. I&#

Lulu the Broadway Mouse  by Jenna Gavigan ,  248 pages. Running Press Kids (Hachette), 2018. $16.99. Language: G (0 swears, 0 'f's); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.  BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ESSENTIAL  AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH   Lulu has a dream - she wants to perform on Broadway - she has everything: talent, desire - she even lives at the Shubert Theatre!  But she is a mouse, and no directors are casting mice (yet?), so instead she helps out the human cast and is part of the show's community. Lulu's closest relationship is with Maya, who is understudy to the child role. But Amanda is so terrible to work with, Maya has given her notice and now Lulu is worried about the new girl. Will she be sweet like Maya or horrible like Amanda?  Jenna Gavigan knows her stuff! I'm absolutely gushing about this book. Theater geeks will love and identify with the dressing room chatter, pre-show routines, kid wrangling, theater jobs, and superstitions. The novice will appreciate the th