{"id":8957826367725,"title":"Limelight","handle":"limelight","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing October 28, 2025. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eLimelight\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCurtain Up on Poetry Comics!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/renee-latulippe\"\u003eRenée LaTulippe\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chuck-gonzales\"\u003eChuck Gonzales\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCue the lights!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clever kids’ graphic novel featuring a unique collection of theater-inspired poems, told in 3 acts that chronicle a musical, from auditions to opening night. The script, the rehearsal piano, the dressing room mirror, and more tell their stories, bringing the whole set to life with poetry and sequential art. These fresh and funny poems prove that all the world's indeed a stage!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack matter includes information on poetic forms and theater terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/werewolf-hamlet\"\u003eWerewolf Hamlet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mascot\"\u003eMascot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/wings-to-soar\"\u003eWings to Soar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/limelight-spread.jpg?v=1743520754\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/limelight-cover.jpg?v=1740775993\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/limelight-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1740775998\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/limelight-readers-group-guide.pdf?v=1753802439\"\u003eDownload the Discussion Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRenée LaTulippe, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenée LaTulippe is a poet and editor who also enjoys producing educational content online. She has a BFA in acting and directing from Marymount Manhattan College and an MA in English Education from NYU. Her poems have been published in several anthologies, among them \u003cem\u003eNo World Too Big, Night Wishes, School People, One Minute Till Bedtime \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e ThankU: Poems of Gratitude\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives by the sea in Italy with her husband and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/renee-latulippe\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Renée.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChuck Gonzales, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChuck Gonzales is a multifaceted author-illustrator who also works with advertising. He has illustrated many books, book series, and book covers, among them \u003cem\u003eA’Camping We Will Gomez!, The Aguados On Ice!, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Elena Eco-Hero\u003c\/em\u003e. He currently splits his time between Providence, Rhode Island, and Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chuck-gonzales\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Chuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePoems on thespian themes, presented both straight up and in comics format.\u003cbr\u003e\nInstructional purpose plays a strong second fiddle to artistic expression in this book. LaTulippe opens with 23 verses embedded into expressive scenes of theatrical production, from first auditions and rehearsals to curtain calls. She then repeats the same poems on plain backgrounds before closing with analytical notes on each one’s mostly varying poetic forms and rhyme schemes, followed by a glossary of theater terms. The author even color-codes each of the six “Acts,” or sections, to differentiate them and adds a bit of history with visual references to period scenery and costumes. Writing with an easy fluidity in a variety of forms, from pantoum to roundel, tercets to couplets, she lets the anthropomorphized theater building, stage, piano, and costumes present their own experiences while capturing the potential of theater to engage actors and audiences emotionally: “Costume ripped \/ can’t find a pin. \/ Makeup’s dripping \/ down my chin. \/ Who took my wig? \/ Is that my prop? \/ What if we’re \/ a giant flop?” In Gonzales’ equally fluid art, a multiracial cast and crew work hard together, from sign-ups to final bows.\u003cbr\u003e\nA sparkling show, stuffed with theatrical tributes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e“Doors swing open. Step inside\/ where dreams and fantasies reside,” LaTulippe (\u003ci\u003eThe Crab Ballet\u003c\/i\u003e) writes in this fond graphic novel homage to community theater and the myriad merging components necessary to produce a show. Utilizing mask poems told from the POVs of the book’s numerous subjects, the author gives voice to the different processes, objects, and individuals that make up a full production, including the audition (“To get the part—\/ first get through me.\/ I’m your nightmare.\/ I’m your dream”), a pair of tap shoes (“Toppity tuppity tippity TAP!”), the crew in blackout (“Like panthers we slink,\/ completely in sync”), the yearning understudy (“if only she’d sneeze”), and the applause itself (“I surge.\/ I rise.\/ I roar”). Each separate piece combines to form a cohesive, enthusiastic narrative that’s centered on a musical revue of the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, which Gonzales (the Carlos Gomez series) depicts in buoyant full-color illustrations and lively, movement-filled paneling. Child actors and crew are shown with various skin tones as they fret, work, and emote. Concludes with transcriptions of the poems sans artwork, descriptions of the poetic forms used, and a glossary of theater terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-142-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 9–12\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 144\u003cbr\u003e5\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: October 28, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","published_at":"2025-05-09T12:41:50-04:00","created_at":"2025-03-20T13:42:18-04:00","vendor":"Charlesbridge","type":"Children's Book","tags":["Browse by Age_Middle Grade","Browse by Fiction\/Nonfiction_Nonfiction","Browse by Format_Novel","Browse by Language_English"],"price":1799,"price_min":1799,"price_max":1799,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":47873373962477,"title":"Hardcover","option1":"Hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"41422","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":{"id":43017925329133,"product_id":8957826367725,"position":1,"created_at":"2025-02-28T15:53:12-05:00","updated_at":"2025-02-28T15:53:13-05:00","alt":null,"width":600,"height":900,"src":"\/\/charlesbridgemoves.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/limelight-cover.jpg?v=1740775993","variant_ids":[47873373962477]},"available":true,"name":"Limelight - Hardcover","public_title":"Hardcover","options":["Hardcover"],"price":1799,"weight":567,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":10,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"9781623541422","featured_media":{"alt":null,"id":35223933911277,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":900,"width":600,"src":"\/\/charlesbridgemoves.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/limelight-cover.jpg?v=1740775993"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/charlesbridgemoves.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/limelight-cover.jpg?v=1740775993"],"featured_image":"\/\/charlesbridgemoves.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/limelight-cover.jpg?v=1740775993","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":35223933911277,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":900,"width":600,"src":"\/\/charlesbridgemoves.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/limelight-cover.jpg?v=1740775993"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":900,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/charlesbridgemoves.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/limelight-cover.jpg?v=1740775993","width":600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch6\u003eComing October 28, 2025. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eLimelight\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCurtain Up on Poetry Comics!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/renee-latulippe\"\u003eRenée LaTulippe\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chuck-gonzales\"\u003eChuck Gonzales\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCue the lights!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clever kids’ graphic novel featuring a unique collection of theater-inspired poems, told in 3 acts that chronicle a musical, from auditions to opening night. The script, the rehearsal piano, the dressing room mirror, and more tell their stories, bringing the whole set to life with poetry and sequential art. These fresh and funny poems prove that all the world's indeed a stage!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack matter includes information on poetic forms and theater terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/werewolf-hamlet\"\u003eWerewolf Hamlet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mascot\"\u003eMascot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/wings-to-soar\"\u003eWings to Soar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/limelight-spread.jpg?v=1743520754\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/limelight-cover.jpg?v=1740775993\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/limelight-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1740775998\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/limelight-readers-group-guide.pdf?v=1753802439\"\u003eDownload the Discussion Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRenée LaTulippe, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenée LaTulippe is a poet and editor who also enjoys producing educational content online. She has a BFA in acting and directing from Marymount Manhattan College and an MA in English Education from NYU. Her poems have been published in several anthologies, among them \u003cem\u003eNo World Too Big, Night Wishes, School People, One Minute Till Bedtime \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e ThankU: Poems of Gratitude\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives by the sea in Italy with her husband and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/renee-latulippe\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Renée.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChuck Gonzales, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChuck Gonzales is a multifaceted author-illustrator who also works with advertising. He has illustrated many books, book series, and book covers, among them \u003cem\u003eA’Camping We Will Gomez!, The Aguados On Ice!, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Elena Eco-Hero\u003c\/em\u003e. He currently splits his time between Providence, Rhode Island, and Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/chuck-gonzales\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Chuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePoems on thespian themes, presented both straight up and in comics format.\u003cbr\u003e\nInstructional purpose plays a strong second fiddle to artistic expression in this book. LaTulippe opens with 23 verses embedded into expressive scenes of theatrical production, from first auditions and rehearsals to curtain calls. She then repeats the same poems on plain backgrounds before closing with analytical notes on each one’s mostly varying poetic forms and rhyme schemes, followed by a glossary of theater terms. The author even color-codes each of the six “Acts,” or sections, to differentiate them and adds a bit of history with visual references to period scenery and costumes. Writing with an easy fluidity in a variety of forms, from pantoum to roundel, tercets to couplets, she lets the anthropomorphized theater building, stage, piano, and costumes present their own experiences while capturing the potential of theater to engage actors and audiences emotionally: “Costume ripped \/ can’t find a pin. \/ Makeup’s dripping \/ down my chin. \/ Who took my wig? \/ Is that my prop? \/ What if we’re \/ a giant flop?” In Gonzales’ equally fluid art, a multiracial cast and crew work hard together, from sign-ups to final bows.\u003cbr\u003e\nA sparkling show, stuffed with theatrical tributes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e“Doors swing open. Step inside\/ where dreams and fantasies reside,” LaTulippe (\u003ci\u003eThe Crab Ballet\u003c\/i\u003e) writes in this fond graphic novel homage to community theater and the myriad merging components necessary to produce a show. Utilizing mask poems told from the POVs of the book’s numerous subjects, the author gives voice to the different processes, objects, and individuals that make up a full production, including the audition (“To get the part—\/ first get through me.\/ I’m your nightmare.\/ I’m your dream”), a pair of tap shoes (“Toppity tuppity tippity TAP!”), the crew in blackout (“Like panthers we slink,\/ completely in sync”), the yearning understudy (“if only she’d sneeze”), and the applause itself (“I surge.\/ I rise.\/ I roar”). Each separate piece combines to form a cohesive, enthusiastic narrative that’s centered on a musical revue of the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, which Gonzales (the Carlos Gomez series) depicts in buoyant full-color illustrations and lively, movement-filled paneling. Child actors and crew are shown with various skin tones as they fret, work, and emote. Concludes with transcriptions of the poems sans artwork, descriptions of the poetic forms used, and a glossary of theater terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-142-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 9–12\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 144\u003cbr\u003e5\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: October 28, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]"}