Eyes Like Stars (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Beatrice (Bertie) Shakespeare Smith: The heroine
• Nate: Dashing pirate
• Ariel: Seductive air spirit
• Peaseblossom: a fairy from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Bertie's friend and companion.
• Moth: a fairy from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Bertie's friend and companion.
• Mustardseed: a fairy from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Bertie's friend and companion.
• Cobweb: a fairy from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Bertie's friend and companion.
• Ophelia: A character from Hamlet.

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• “Ariel tapped her lightly on the small of her back. "The center of you." "My cream filling?" she suggested.”

  Ariel, Bertie

• “What color is pandemonium? It sounds yellow”

  Bertie

• “No, along the way I learned to dance and sing and tumble - ""When ye were six months old?" Nate interjected"After that" Bertie hedged"Oh, aye, when ye were nine months old."”

  Nate and Bertie

• “"You all had better shut your pieholes until I'm done with this scene, or so help me, I'll never steal you another snack cake as long as you all shall live."There was no backtalk this time, just the sound of crickets chirping”

  Bertie

• “"We need a plan!" said Cobweb"Vive la Revolution!" cried Moth and Mustardseed as they jumped to attention.Bertie held up both her hands. "If either of you starts singing something from Les Mis, I'll drop-kick you into next week."”

  Cobweb, Mustardseed, Moth, and Bertie

• “"You didn't just write the play, Bertie," Peaseblossom said suddenly. "You ordered the Players about, shouted, and through an artistic hissy fit. Do you know what that makes you?""A tempermental fusspot?" Mustardseed guessed."Crazier than a bag full of crazy." Moth said"Close." Peaseblossom said, "It makes her a Director."”

  Peaseblossom, Mustardseed, and Moth

• “"We've more important things to worry about right now than food."Mustardseed said reproachfully, "I'm certain you don't mean that .""She's under duress," Peaseblossom said."I don't care if she's under duress, over it, or alongside it," Moth said. "Nothing in this world supersedes cake.""Pie does," Cobweb corrected. Moth glared at him, "Are you under duress too?"”

  Bertie, Mustardseed, Peaseblossom, Moth, Cobweb

• “And so reigned the tyrant, Beatrice the Terrible.”

  Ariel

• “"Carve out his heart with a sword." Moth suggested."A poison-tipped one," said Mustardseed"A slow poison," intoned Peaseblossom, "that will turn his guts to black oozing liquid while he begs us to put him out of his misery.""Then slice his belly and stir his innards with an iron rod," said Cobweb.Ariel's breath came out in spurts and sputters, "Blood-thirsy little imps, aren't they?"”

  Moth, Mustardseed, Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Ariel

• “"Be careful, Nate!" Moth said. "You don't want to lop off anything vital!"”

  Moth

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• “Wheeeee! Balls out!” “I think that’s a rugby reference,” Bertie said. “But don’t quote me on that.”

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• “Are you insane?” Cobweb demanded as they headed for the Scenic Department. “For requesting asps?” “For burning the toast!”

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• “I don’t care if she’s under duress, over it, or alongside it,” Moth said. “Nothing in this world supersedes cake.” “Pie does,” Cobweb corrected.

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• “Walking in this thing is a pain in the—” “Language,” Peaseblossom said to cut her off. “Spleen,” Bertie finished.

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• “We’ve more important things to worry about right now than food.” Mustardseed said reproachfully, “I’m certain you don’t mean that.”

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• “You didn’t just write the play, Bertie,” Peaseblossom said suddenly. “You ordered the Players about, shouted, and threw an artistic hissy fit.

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• Bertie was acutely aware of the taste of his fingers: salt and sardines (as befitted a pirate) and chocolate icing (which didn’t seem as appropriate).

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• “You look like a girl!” Mustardseed accused. “I am a girl!” Peaseblossom

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• “You’re a little tall to play Ariel,” said Moth. “And you have way too many muscles,” said Mustardseed. “But you might be able to pull it off,” Cobweb said, “if you can look really constipated.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• The Book
• London
• Egypt
• Venice

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Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Perchance to Dream.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Lisa Mantchev (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Andre Norton Award (Finalist, 2009: Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy)
• Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Finalist, 2010: Children's Literature, Finalist)

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