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"Romeo and Juliet" (White Wolves: Shakespeare Retellings) (Shakespeare Today)

by Michael Cox (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

    $3.24
Synopsis

Balthasar - Baz - a Montague mob foot soldier and Romeo's right hand man - narrates the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet. The story unfolds on a contemporary Nottingham estate, where trouble is brewing between the Montague Mob and the Capulet Crew. A contemporary retelling of one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, but there are still no happy endings...

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 96
 Edition: UK ed.
 Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 01 Feb 2007
ISBN 10: 0713681365
ISBN 13: 9780713681369
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: Stories are devised by a high-profile children's author directly in response to a specific guided reading brief. Stories are exciting, appealing and gripping in their own right, featuring situations, issues and characters that children will relate to and enjoy. Stories will form the basis of thought-provoking lesson ideas to assist teachers in guided reading sessions. Series already garnering praise in the press - 'It is a pleasure to read commissioned work which fulfils its brief so imaginatively' Books for Keeps. A playscript with a historical theme, ideal for cross-curricular teaching.

Author Bio
Michael Cox is the master of wit and wordplay, and spends a lot of time in schools making children laugh. He has written widely for Scholastic's non-fiction list, including titles for the Dead Famous, Knowledge, Pickle Hill Primary and My Story series and his own Action-Seeker Handbooks. Hodder recently published his Vampire Vigilantes fiction trilogy.