by Erin Dionne
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...
I picked this book up after one of my girls, either the 4th or 7th grader, left it atop the settee in the foyer for almost two months. A cute concept with some endearing characters but the source of the protagonist's angst seemed quite silly. Her reaction to her "issue" was overblown and unbelievab...
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