I read a couple books in high school about kids going to a performing
arts school.   It was a series I beleive can anyone help me out with
the title?

---

Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 01 Jun 2003 19:36 PDT

There's a series of books for young people called "Redgate Academy of
Performing Arts," by Adele Geras. Two titles are "Stagestruck" and
"Lights, Camera, Action!" Could this be the series you're looking for?

Here's what the cover of "Stagestruck" looks like:

http://www.achuka.com/guests/adele/stagestruck.gif

If this isn't your series, it would be very helpful if you could
recall any additional details about the books. Even a tiny clue can
sometimes lead a Researcher to an answer.

---

Clarification of Question by humbugxf-ga on 01 Jun 2003 20:41 PDT

I'm in awe of you being able to find the books on so little
information.  Those are the correct ones.  I do recognize the title
"Lights, Camera, Action!" and that's only because it looks familiar
and I'm certain it was one of the titles.  I only remember that I
enjoyed them and it had a performing arts theme.  You found another
one of the obscure books I read in high school.  Thanks.

---

Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 01 Jun 2003 22:09 PDT

May I post my suggestion as the answer to your question? If so, would
you like me to see whether I can find any of the "Redgate Academy"
books for sale? I believe they are out of print, but used copies may
be available.

---

Clarification of Question by humbugxf-ga on 01 Jun 2003 22:26 PDT

Please give it as an answer and I'd appreciate the extra effort on
where to buy them.

Thank you for accepting my suggestion as an answer. 

There's a series of books for young people called "Redgate Academy of
Performing Arts," by Adele Geras. Two titles are "Stagestruck" and
"Lights, Camera, Action!" I believe a third book is planned, but I
have not been able to learn its title.

The Redgate Academy novels are currently out of print, and are
surprisingly difficult to find. I have located these used copies:

Here you may purchase a paperback of "Stagestruck," at $9.76 (US):

ABEbooks.com
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=191080300

Here are three vendors who offer used paperback copies of "Lights,
Camera, Action!" (This book has become rather pricey; it appears to be
a bit of a collector's item):

http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=3945267&ptit=Lights%2C%20camera%2C%20action%21&pauth=Geras%2C%20Ad%E8le%3C%21%2D%2D%20Adele%20%2D%2D%3E&pisbn=&pbest=15%2E18&pbestnew=1000000%2E00&pqty=3&pqtynew=0&matches=3&qsort=r

If you enjoyed the Redgate Academy books, you might want to check out
Adele Geras's "Egerton Hall" series. These books are retellings of the
classic fairy tales Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, set at
an English girls' school in the 1960s:

Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0152015183/002-2704227-8630461?vi=glance

Here you'll find a variety of Adele Geras novels for sale:

Alibris.com
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?chunk=25&wauth=adele+geras&S=R&page=2&matches=81&qsort=

And here is the official Adele Geras website, where you can learn more
about the author:

AdeleGeras.com
http://www.adelegeras.com/

Search terms used:

"adele" + "geras"
"adèle" + "geras"
"redgate academy"
"stagestruck"
"lights camera action"

I'm glad to have been able to identify the book series you remember
from high school. If anything is unclear, or if a link does not
function, please request clarification; I'll be glad to offer further
assistance before you rate my answer.

Best wishes,
pinkfreud

Excellent!!

Thank you for the five-star rating and the tip!

~pinkfreud

I'm the author of the Redgate Series...Adele Geras....and I'm
delighted to see people still looking for them. There is no third book
planned alas...they did terribly badly I'm afraid. No telling when you
write things how they're going to sell.