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    The Shakespeare Stealer

    Author Gary Blackwood
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    $8.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
    5"W x 7.63"H x 0.59"D  
    On sale Jul 01, 2000 | 224 Pages | 9780141305950
    Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 840L
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    A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England!

    Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama.

    * "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." --School Library Journal, starred review

    "Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England" --Kirkus Reviews 

    "Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life." --Publishers Weekly

    An ALA Notable Book
    Gary Blackwood is a playwright and the author of many books for young readers, including, Curiosity, Mysterious Messages: A history of Codes and Ciphers and Around the World in 100 Days. He is best known for the bestselling Shakespeare Stealer series. He lives in Nova Scotia. View titles by Gary Blackwood
    "Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life,"--Publisher's Weekly

     "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." —School Library Journal, starred review

    "Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England"--Kirkus Reviews 

     

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    A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England!

    Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama.

    * "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." --School Library Journal, starred review

    "Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England" --Kirkus Reviews 

    "Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life." --Publishers Weekly

    An ALA Notable Book

    Author

    Gary Blackwood is a playwright and the author of many books for young readers, including, Curiosity, Mysterious Messages: A history of Codes and Ciphers and Around the World in 100 Days. He is best known for the bestselling Shakespeare Stealer series. He lives in Nova Scotia. View titles by Gary Blackwood

    Praise

    "Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life,"--Publisher's Weekly

     "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." —School Library Journal, starred review

    "Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England"--Kirkus Reviews 

     

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