College girl wants to be an actress but learns she doesn’t have the killer instinct. She earns $ by tutoring aspiring opera singer in Italian. She finds a p/t job tediously copying zoology charts by hand. She’s in a play; a rival actress puts sneezing powder in her handkerchief.
Stump the Bookseller
New format, same book stumper solving.
Finally found this myself! This book is “So Much Can Happen” by Robin Gottlieb. I got a copy and was able to confirm the details.