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The Shakespeare Stealer

By Gary Blackwood

By Gary Blackwood

By Gary Blackwood

By Gary Blackwood

By Gary Blackwood
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By Gary Blackwood
Read by Stuart Blinder

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Jul 01, 2000 | ISBN 9780141305950 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Jul 01, 2000 | ISBN 9781101200032 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $15.00

Feb 20, 2018 | 316 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Shakespeare Stealer

    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

    About The Shakespeare Stealer

    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

    About The Shakespeare Stealer

    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

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    About Gary Blackwood

    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… More about Gary Blackwood

    About Gary Blackwood

    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… More about Gary Blackwood

    About Gary Blackwood

    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… More about Gary Blackwood

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Jul 01, 2000 | 224 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780141305950

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Jul 01, 2000 | 224 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101200032

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 20, 2018 | 316 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525597056
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    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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