Read by the author. Shai has her heart set on winning the lead role in the 3rd grade musical but new kid Gabby, who's had professional acting experience and brings it up often, gets the role. Their teacher ends up asking Shai to coach Gabby how to act in a musical. It's the last thing Shai wants to do but she recalls her grandmother's words, "it takes courage to be kind." With her star-power name, of course Wallis would read her own book. There is something authentic to having a child read a story about children for children, particularly one being familiar with the performing arts theme. But she's not a polished audiobook performer and sounds more like the average kid reading aloud in class. ( )