William Shakespeare
81) Hamlet
Author
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A prose retelling of Shakespeare's play about treachery and murder in the kingdom of Denmark. Includes background information, character summary, and commonly asked questions.
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 14
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare s Richard III, Aya Kanno s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil.
83) El chico nuevo
Author
Series
Publisher
Lumen
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Corren los años setenta en Washington D.C. cuando Osei Kokote, un chico de once años, se presenta por primera vez en su nuevo colegio. Hijo de un diplomático de Ghana, ha vivido siempre de ciudad en ciudad, dejando atrás amigos y hogares. Pero cuando conoce a los que van a ser sus compañeros, se encuentra con niños que han heredado, sin tener conciencia de ello, un cruel recelo hacia la gente de color, una desconfianza irracional contagiada...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Romeo loves Juliet. Or Rosaline. And Juliet loves Romeo. Or Viola. Or Orlando. It's Shakespeare as you've never played him before. Packed with exciting choices, fun puzzles, secret surprises, terrible puns, and more than a billion possible storylines, this book offers a new experience every time you read it. You can choose to play as Romeo or Juliet, but you can also play as both of them, or as Juliet's nurse, or, if you're good, you can even unlock...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Anne Tyler's retelling of the Shakespeare play "The taming of the shrew." Kate, a socially awkward young woman, adored by the preschool children she teaches but misunderstood by her peers. Her father is a scientific genius, but not so great on emotions. About to lose his (equally genius, equally socially inept) research assistant, Pyotr Cherbakov, because of visa problems, and desperate to save the project that is his life's work, he comes up with...
Author
Series
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Return to North Shore High in this totally fetching retelling of Tina Fey's 2004 film Mean Girls, written in the style of the Bard of Avon. This comedy of manners follows Cady Heron's journey from lowly homeschooled jungle freak to most popular girl at North Shore to social pariah. Peopled with queen bees, wannabes, misfits, and nerds, this Elizabethan makeover of a millennial tale proves that all that glitters is not gold; sometimes it's cold, hard...
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 2
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare's Richard III, Aya Kanno's dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil. Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York,...
Author
Series
Stratford Zoo volume 2
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The animals of the Stratford Zoo put on their own performance of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet.".
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the fairy city of Verona, the greatest and most tragic love story of all time unfolds the tale of Romeo and Juliet. When the two meet, its love at first sight. But the teens feelings could lead to disaster. For their families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are locked in a deadly and ancient feud. Can Romeo and Juliet defy fate and show that love conquers hate?
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 7
Publisher
Viz Media LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"As the war between Lancaster and York rages on, the physical bond between Richard and Prince Edward becomes more apparent. Edward's loyalties are tested in the heat of battle as his wife, Anne, carries out a desperate act to proect their dominion."-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 5
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Author
Series
Stratford Zoo volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the Stratford Zoo closes for the evening, the animals sneak out of their cages and use their limited acting ability to put on an unusual version of Shakespeare's "Macbeth.".
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 3
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Richard and Henry grow closer--but Margaret Lancaster's son, jealous of their burgeoning intimacy, plots against them. Meanwhile, news of King Edward's secret marriage to the duplicitous Elizabeth sours relations between England and France. In the midst of the chaos, Richard receives a dangerous but intriguing proposition.