Delightful read of a class of teens attending the Shakespeare Scholars summer class in Verona, Italy. There are many false steps that lead to hurt feelings turning to love. I loved this book. Some of the students are very into Romeo and Juliet. Some are out of their league and world. I enjoye...
Cute book. Loved the quirky family. I just wish it were slightly more adult which would make the book perfect for me but not for all the young adult fans out there. I would recommend this book.
Blurb:Italy . . . Shakespeare . . . but no romance?Kate Sanderson inherited her good sense from her mother, a disciplined law professor, and her admiration for the Bard from her father, a passionate Shakespeare scholar. When she gets dumped, out of the blue, for the Practically Perfect Ashley Lawson...
it was boring and predictable
Italy . . . Shakespeare . . . but no romance? Kate Sanderson inherited her good sense from her mother, a disciplined law professor, and her admiration for the Bard from her father, a passionate Shakespeare scholar. When she gets dumped, out of the blue, for the Practically Perfect Ashley Lawson, s...
I picked this up at the library because the cover was pretty and shiny. I admit it. I judge books by their covers a lot of times. If the cover is aesthetically pleasing then I figure the content inside has to be somewhat pleasing if not downright awesome. Skewed logic? Most probably. And it’s not al...
The autobiographical component of this book is fairly slim: it's supplemented with odd little sidebars like a section on judging, or on skate sharpening, and there are photo portfolios of Carmen on Ice and of the Champions on Ice tour. Only one photo with Brian Orser in the whole thing, which seems ...
will have to try it again...
Kate deals with love the same way she deals with her parents, life and school - rationally and reasonably. When she is dumped, she vows never to fall in love again. When she wins a contest to study Shakespeare in romantic Italy, she decides that it is a perfect way to get over her relationship. She'...