The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142417485 (0142417483)
Publish date: January 6th 2011
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Humor,
Funny,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Middle Grade,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
So I don’t know much about Shakespeare, never read one of the plays/sonnets and I do have problems with the jargon used within this timeframe. I know, perhaps if I really sat down and listened, really listened and followed along I might understand and possibly enjoy this great master of writing but ...
Hamlet Kennedy is your typical eighth grader who just wants to fit in. Unfortunately, her family makes that incredibly difficult. Her parents are obsessed with Shakespeare and his works and act as though it’s still the Elizabethan era, and her seven-year-old sister Desdemona is a genius being taught...
I've picked up this book, not because of the cover, nor the plot, nor the author, but because of the title. Isn't the name Hamlet too funny... for a girl??Too bad the plot was lame. And that Hamlet did not live up the expectations. The allusions to Shakespeare -his works, his life- were fun, but som...
Cute for middle school, or upper elementary students.
Lots of interesting characters and plots...
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