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  King of Shadows

  by Susan Cooper

  Nat Field is a young actor who has travelled from America to rehearse and perform as Puck in a "Midsummer Night's Dream", at the new Globe Theatre in London. As rehearsals intensify, Nat's health begins to fail and soon the rest of the cast are horrified to hear that he's been rushed into hospital with Bubonic Plague! Something strange happens, and as Nat's friends worry about him, he is experiencing an amazing... (more)
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  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

  by Tom Stoppard

  Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is the fabulously inventive tale of "Hamlet" as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play. In Tom Stoppard's best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where echoes of "Waiting... (more)
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  Spanking Shakespeare

  by Jake Wizner

  Shakespeare Shapiro has always hated his name. His parents bestowed it on him as some kind of sick joke when he was born, and his life has gone downhill from there, one embarrassing incident after another. Entering his senior year of high school, Shakespeare has never had a girlfriend, his younger brother is cooler than he is, and his best friend's favorite topic of conversation is his bowel movements. But... (more)
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  Horatio Wilkes Mystery: Book 2

  Something Wicked

  by Alan Gratz

  The Scottish Highland Festival in Tennessee is all set to begin, but there’s one problem: Duncan MacRae, founder of the games, has just been murdered. The police arrested Malcolm, Duncan’s son, but is he really the killer? Horatio Wilkes, for one, has doubts. Horatio is attending the festival with his childhood friend Mac, Mac’s super-hot yet controlling girlfriend Beth, and geeky sidekick Banks. Once there, he... (more)
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  Shakespeare Stealer: Book 1

  The Shakespeare Stealer

  by Gary Blackwood

  The Shakespeare Stealer is a great book that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end. It is about an orphan named Widge who is an apprentice for a scientist named Dr. Bright who has teached him to write in a special form of short-hand that only Widge can understand. One day a large man, hooded and towering, comes in asking about the book the scientist wrote about teaching someone short-hand. He... (more)
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  I Hate Hamlet.

  by Paul Rudnick, Paul Rudnick

  This charming little comedy tells the tale of a famous Hollywood television star, Andrew Rally, who has recently purchased an apartment in New York where John Barrymore used to live. Andrew has just come off a highly lucrative and successful television series and is coming to New York perform in Hamlet to beef up his resume and respect in the acting community. The only problem is that he hates Hamlet. Well, the... (more)
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  Reduced Shakespeare Company

  The Attention-Impaired Reader's Guide to the World's Best Playwright [Abridged]

  by Reed C. Martin, Austin Tichenor

  From the theater troupe whose sidesplitting production The Complete Works of William Shakespeare <Abridged> is the longest-running comedy in London’s history comes an openly hysterical, yet surprisingly informative, guide to everything you ever wanted to know about the Bard of Avon Love Shakespeare? You’ll like this book. Hate Shakespeare? You’ll love this book. From the theatrical company that has... (more)