The latest entry in a successful new series.
"Are you Romeo, and a Montague?"
"Neither, fair maid, if either you dislike."
Juliet smiled.
This wonderfully contemporary retelling features enticing art on nearly every page and provides an excellent introduction to the story. Written by an outstanding scholar in simple, eloquent language, it will draw youngsters in with superb dialogue, and vivid description. The skillful blending of Shakespeare's own lines with modern language enhances children's involvement and comprehension. There's background on Shakespeare and the play; answers to FAQs such as “Isn’t Juliet too young to be married?” and a “Who's Who” of the characters. Young Reader's Shakespeare is a powerful visual and reading experience.
A prose retelling of William Shakespeare's play about two young people who fall in love despite their families' age-old feud includes background information, character summary, and commonly asked questions.Adam McKeown has taught Shakespeare, Renaissance culture, and writing at New York University, Clarkson University, and Princeton, and is currently a professor at Adelphi University in Long Island.
Gr 5-8-McKeown starts out slowly in this prose retelling, but quickly picks up the pace and carries readers along using entertaining language studded with Shakespeare's own words. Like the best movie and theater productions, this book leads readers to hope-even though they know the ultimate outcome-that everything will work out. Even though this version offers some interesting information about the play and about Shakespeare, it succeeds most in offering the story for readers' enjoyment. The endnotes include frequently asked questions, a list of characters and their relationships, and an index. The illustrations appear to be ink sketches colored in with watercolor. Only a few of them rise above the ordinary. Michael Rosen's Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Candlewick, 2003) is for the same age range, but is more closely linked to the play. Bruce Coville's William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (Dial, 1999) is for a younger audience but is equally enjoyable. McKeown retells the story as a novel with chapter divisions and no reference to the play within the text. If you have Rosen's retelling, you probably do not need this one, but it does capture the feeling of the original.-Carol Durusau, Newton County Public Library, Covington, GA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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