It's not a bad story. Very Rebecca. Her cousin Michael is working as a painter for a theater that has a rooftop farm, which was based on a real thing, so that's pretty cool. Ana and Rebecca take Michael his lunch and stumble into a job opportunity, which they sorely need, because this is set right after Rebecca's sixth book, where her uncle and other male cousin lose their factory jobs.
Being Rebecca, she thinks they're going to be performers, but no, they're farm chore girls. While she's disappointed, Ana gets along swimmingly with their supervisor, a woman named Flora. Rebecca is thrilled, however, when an up and coming Ziegfeld Girl named Olivia ("Ollie") visits the farm for her daily milk. Ollie manages to get the girls to deliver her glass of milk to the theater across the street every day.
Their employer forces Rebecca and Ana to use this opportunity to spy on the rival theater. Neither girl is happy about it, but the asshole theater owner holds Michael's job above their heads.
Rebecca is taken in by Ollie and the theater world, while Ana remains more loyal to Flora and doing what they're told.
As the story unfolds, it becomes clear someone is trying to sabotage Ollie and it's up to Rebecca to figure out who.
It's a fun story, even though the culprit was pretty obvious. There are enough red herrings that I'm not sure the target age group would figure it out as fast as I did though. I always love Beckie, so I'm pleased she got another decent book.
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