King of Shadows

King of Shadows

by SusanCooper (Author)

Synopsis

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 adventure with the King of Shadows, William Shakespeare himself, and performing in the original Globe Theatre.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Puffin
Published: 07 Sep 2000

ISBN 10: 0141307994
ISBN 13: 9780141307992
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Prizes: Shortlisted for Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2000 and Carnegie Medal 2000.

Author Bio
Susan Cooper was born in Buckinghamshire, read English at Oxford and began her career as a reporter and feature-writer for the Sunday Times. Her sequence of fantasy novels, THE DARK IS RISING, won her numerous international awards, including the Newbery Medal. She has also written a Broadway play and several film scripts for TV and cinema. Susan Cooper lives in Connecticut, USA.