Based on the Bard

Shakespeare and Shakespeare-inspired books for all ages!

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Ariel is a spirit of the air who can fly, ride on clouds, and glow bright as fire. When his master, the magician Prospero, is overthrown by his brother as the Duke of Milan, Ariel joins Prospero and his baby daughter on a journey that will bring them to a beautiful island ruled by the monstrous Caliban--and to a series of events that lead to a vengeful storm, confounding spells, true romance, and a master who is persuaded to give his transgressors...
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A collection of reimaginings of Shakespeare's plays and poetry by young adult authors.
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Looks at the roles of justice and law in the lives of modern-day people through the lens of Shakespeare's plays.
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Anne Tyler's retelling of the Shakespeare play "The taming of the shrew."
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In 2083, eighteen-year-old Jules Capulet is still reeling from the end of her romance with Romeo--which left him in a coma and her a social outcast--when Heathcliff Ellis arrives from another time, on a mission to revive Romeo and possibly rewrite the future.