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Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four-hundred-year-old book that made it possible. Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays. Characters' lines were scribbled on small rolls of paper (as in, an actor's role) and passed around, but no master script was saved for the future. The main reason we've heard of Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet, and Shakespeare himself is that...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Selby hates homework. She would rather watch TV -- anything to escape the tedium of school, her parents' bookshop and small-town busybodies. So Selby didn't plan to read Hamlet. She certainly never planned to meet him.This novel transports Selby, and the reader, into the cold and crime-ridden play itself. Here she meets Hamlet: heavy with grief, the young prince is overthinking and over everything. Selby can relate. But unlike Hamlet, Selby isn't...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Captured by her enemies, married to a foreigner, and a mother at age sixteen, Sacajawea lived a life of turmoil and change. Then, in 1804, the mysterious young Shoshone woman met Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Acting as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, Sacajawea bravely embarked on an epic journey that altered history forever. Hear her extraordinary story, in the voices of Sacajawea and William Clark in alternating chapters, with selections...
Author
Publisher
Herbert Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From the iconic Romeo and Juliet to the three witches from Macbeth, Hatchard shares easy-to-make designs for crochet characters inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. Each project features an introduction to the play and the characters, and are perfect for beginning crocheters as well as advanced crochet enthusiasts. -- adapted from back cover
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Written by award-winning author Megan Hoyt, this thoughtful STEM picture book biography about the brilliant architect of Grand Central Terminal is a celebration of resilience in the face of adversity, creative problem solving, and, of course, trains! With whimsical illustrations by Dave Szalay.
"There was once a place in New York City that had a tennis club, movie theater, and art gallery—all in the same building! It also had a secret passageway,...
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"London, 1600. With no legitimate heir to Queen Elizabeth's throne, and no clear successor, England finds itself in a supremely perilous moment. When spymaster Anthony Bacon commands esteemed playwright William Shakespeare to write a play on the poisonoushistory of Queen Elizabeth and the rival monarch she executed, Catholic Mary Queen of Scots, Will knows that Elizabeth's one-time favorite, the powerful Earl of Essex, will use the play to try to...
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