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1	Miss Holly Is Too Jolly! more books like this by Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot (Illustrator) Something weird is going on Miss Holly, the Spanish teacher, is hanging mistletoe everywhere That means boys will have to kiss girls. And girls will have to kiss boys. Ugh Miss Holly is taking the holidays way too far see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.34! \| SVS
2	Cybill Disobedience: How I Survived Beauty Pageants, Elvis, Sex, Bruce Willis, Lies, Marriage, Motherhood, Hollywood and the Irrepressible Urge to Say W more books like this by Cybill Shepherd, Aimee Lee Ball If you only ever buy one Hollywood autobiography make it this one. Sassy, shocking, funny and totally revealing this is Cybill Shepherd's unexpurgated life-story, told with the wit and honesty you'd expect from the star that's seen it all and knows it all. She has been 57 kinds of disobedient and she has never held back from doing or saying what ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Between the acts more books like this by Woolf "Between The Acts", one of Virginia Woolf's most lyrical works, was published shortly after her death in 1941. The story takes place at Pointz Hall, the country home of the Oliver family for 120 years. Its central focus is the performance of a village pageant, written and directed by the energetic Miss La Trobe, encompassing the whole history of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.33! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Great Joy more books like this by Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) In her first picture book, Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo reunites with acclaimed artist Bagram Ibatoulline, illustrator of "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane," to offer readers a timeless holiday story of compassion and joy. see all copies from $8.24! new only from $10.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Battle of the Dum Diddys more books like this by R L Stine, Trip Park (Illustrator) Hey Where Is Everyone? That's what Bernie Bridges wants to know when he can't find any of his friends. Everyone has disappeared And when he finally does find them, they're acting really weird. For instance, his shy friend Chipmunk thinks he is a fearless warrior, and football star Jennifer Ecch thinks she is a princess. What is going on? ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages more books like this by Richard Barber, Juliet Barker 'Will appeal to a wide audience. It is beautifully presented...the illustrations add further glory to a thorough historical analysis which is based on extensive research in Europe-wide sources...particularly useful in bringing to our attention lesser-known materials from the Iberian peninsula. The level of discussion, range and thoroughness of ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $35.45! \| first editions
7	Day of Jubilee: The Great Age of Public Celebrations in New York, 1788-1909 more books like this by Mr. Brooks McNamara, Museum of the City of New York, Robert R MacDonald (Foreword by) Day of Jubilee: The Great Age of Public Celebrations in New York, 1788-1909 examines civic performances designed to honor prominent individuals, mark political events, and issues of significance to New York City. The great celebrations of recent years, including the ticker tape parades for the astronauts and championship sports teams and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions
8	Plays and Pageants from the Life of the Negro more books like this by Willis Richardson Here in a facsimile of the 1930 edition is Willis Richardsonas collection of twelve plays and pageants that playwrights of the era wrote expressly for black audiences, mainly students and other young black people who staged them. Not available in any other source, this is the important work of nine significant dramatists who helped to lay the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Cult of Elizabeth: Elizabethan Portraiture and Pageantry more books like this by Roy C Strong No other woman in world history has been of such compulsive interest as Elizabeth Tudor. While the rest of the 16th century Europe was subject to the bloodshed of religious war, Tudor peace brought England its great flowering of the arts. Central to that flowering was the enigmatic legend of the Queen herself, a myth deliberately created and ... see all copies from $13.58! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
10	The Russians Are Coming! the Russians Are Coming!: Pageantry and Patriotism in Cold-War America more books like this by Richard M Fried At a time when Americans dedicate their national holidays to barbecues, sporting events, and driving madly on crowded interstate highways to vacation homes and theme parks, it may be difficult to remember an era when patriotic observance was a matter of high seriousness and legislated pageantry. But now the memory is restored in fascinating detail ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Judgement day more books like this by Penelope Lively Clare Paling has had to move to a drowsy village because of her successful husband's job. She finds it hard to fit into the small, closed community. It takes her involvement in the church's 4th century pageant and an unpardonable death to remind Clare that the world is an uncertain place. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.44! \| first editions
12 view cover	Pageants of despair more books like this by Dennis Hamley This work is intended for ages 12+. A strange encounter on a train transports young Peter back to the Middle Ages to take part in a mystery play where the actors become the characters they portray. Peter believes he has been brought there to counter an unearthly, menacing influence, but a succession of terrifying experiences leads him to suspect ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Plantation Pageants more books like this by Joel C. Harris, E. Boyd Smith Fourteen tales that describe plantation life in the South following the Civil War. see all copies from $14.99! new only from $21.97! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Twenty Pageants Later more books like this by Caroline B Cooney Dane is a "professional" beauty-contest participant. Her younger sister Scottie-Anne is certain she wants nothing to do with such a shallow and egotistical world; so, when her school plans a fund-raising pageant, she is shocked by her own desire to win the crown. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15 view cover	Los Pastores: History and Performance in the Mexican Shepherds' Play of South Texas more books like this by Richard R Flores Every year beginning in September, mexicano residents from South Texas barrios gather regularly to plan, practice, and finally perform Los Pastores, a nativity play that originated in medieval Spain, was brought to the New World by early missionaries, and continues to flourish as a statement of religious devotion and cultural identity. In Los ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.76! \| first editions
16	Pageants/1218437 by William K. Durr see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.95!
17 view cover	Twenty Pageants more books like this by Caroline B Cooney Ths acclaimed author of The Face on the Milk Carton explores the world of local beauty contests in a winning story of teen self-discovery. writing, plenty of backstage nitty-gritty and the nearly irresistible glamour of the pageants themselves will keep readers turning pages".--Publishers Weekly. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	Henry the Christmas Cat more books like this by Mary Calhoun, Erick Ingraham (Illustrator) Henry, the spunky and lovable Siamese cat, is back in another adventure. When his owner takes part in the town Christmas pageant, Henry is determined to be in it, too--even though he's told there were no cats in the manger. Full color. see all copies from $7.87! new only from $13.55! \| first editions
19	Wakefield Pageants in the Towneley Cycle. by A.C. Cawley see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	Princely Feasts and Festivals: Five Centuries of Pageantry and Spectacle more books like this by Bryan Holme see all copies from $1.99! new only from $81.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	I See a Star more books like this by Jean Marzollo, Suse MacDonald (Illustrator) In this new book by the author of the I Spy series, a rebus text introduces readers to each character as a group of children get ready for a Christmas pageant. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.05! \| first editions
22	Medieval Pageant: Bryan Holme more books like this by Bryan Holme A celebration of medieval life, recreating the richness of existence in the banqueting halls, royal chapels and at the hunt. Nor have the peasants been forgotten, as we see their way of life that supported the royalty. 75 full-color illustrations. see all copies from $2.80! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	A dissertation on the pageants or dramatic mysteries anciently performed at Coventry. more books like this by Thomas Sharp 1825. Chiefly with reference to the Vehicle, Characters and Dresses of the Actors. Compiled in a Great Degree from sources hitherto unexplored. To which are added the Pageant of the Shearmen and Taylors' Company and other municipal entertainments of a public nature. In this volume Sharp investigates Religious Dramas or Mysteries. see all copies from $20.50! new only from $20.50! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	English civic pageantry, 1558-1642 more books like this by David Moore Bergeron see all copies from $4.99! first editions
25	The pageantry of Britain more books like this by Sir Julian Paget see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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