Dara Palmer dreams of being an actress, but when she does not get a part in the school play she wonders if it is because of her different looks as an adopted girl from Cambodia, so Dara becomes determined not to let prejudice stop her from being in the spotlight.
Audience
760 Lexile.
760L Lexile
Study Program
Accelerated Reader MG 4.8 7 182608
Note
"Originally published as Dara Palmer's Major Drama in 2015 in Great Britain by The Chicken House."
Summary
After she does not get a part in the school play, Cambodian-born Dara wonders if it is because of her different looks, so she decides to write a play about her own life, a performance that will allow her to be in the spotlight.