Frank Carlson Library

"What do the animals at the zoo do when the gates close at night? They boogie until dawn!"--

The Middleton Middle School fund-raising committee is looking for a theme for this year's event, and bossy Annelise insists on a formal dance, which her father will support with publicity and prizes, but the trouble is none of the boys want to come--so it is up to Victoria to get Annelise to agree to a compromise.

Little Duck can't wait to celebrate Valentine's Day, but when she invites a little fox to the dance, the newcomer might ruin the party, or perhaps, she's just what the party needs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.

After her boyfriend breaks up with her right before graduation, Leila matches with three unrequited crushes to decide who to take to the Last Chance Dance.

"Newell's perfectly comfortable life is turned upside down when Mrs. Hendricks announces the upcoming school dance and he discovers his dad is dating his math teacher"--

Told from alternating points of view, this story about friends, crushes, and drama follows best friends Sarah and Leo as their friendship is put to the test when Sarah wants to ask Leo's friend Ben to the school dance.

"Sally May is planning to host a dance in her yard and launches a major spring cleaning offensive! When a grumbling Slim is drafted to haul trash to the burn barrel, Hank decides it might be a good idea to keep an eye on him. He was right! Later, Miss Viola's pickup breaks down in front of Slim's house, and she needs Slim's expert help as a mechanic. Will the bachelor cowboy take the opportunity to ask her to the dance or will the Head of Ranch Security...

Having shot up to six feet tall over the summer, seventh-grader Elle not only has trouble controlling her limbs on the basketball court, she dreads the upcoming school cotillion.

"With their first formal school dance around the corner, Beth and Chanda are on a mission to make it the best night ever. Step one? Secure the perfect dresses so they can dominate the dance floor! But when neither of them can find an outfit that lives up to their high expectations--and when they encounter unexpected pressure to find dates--these besties will need to lean on their friendship more than ever if they hope to find their groove and bust...