5 stars!
Blurb:
"Fifteen acclaimed YA writers put their modern spin on William Shakespeare’s celebrated classics!
West Side Story. 10 Things I Hate About You. Kiss Me, Kate. Contemporary audiences have always craved reimaginings of Shakespeare’s most beloved works. Now, some of today’s best writers for teens take on the Bard in these 15 whip-smart and original retellings!
Contributors include Dahlia Adler (reimagining The Merchant of Venice), Kayla Ancrum (The Taming of the Shrew), Lily Anderson (As You Like It), Patrice Caldwell (Hamlet), Melissa Bashardoust (A Winter’s Tale), Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy (Much Ado About Nothing), Brittany Cavallaro (Sonnet 147), Joy McCullough (King Lear), Anna-Marie McLemore (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Samantha Mabry (Macbeth), Tochi Onyebuchi (Coriolanus), Mark Oshiro (Twelfth Night), Lindsay Smith (Julius Caesar), Kiersten White (Romeo and Juliet), and Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka (The Tempest)"
Review:
All of the Shakespeare re-imaginings were quite good. My favorites:
The Tempest - "Severe Weather Warning" by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Taming of the Shrew - "Taming of the Soul Mate" by K. Ancrum
Merchant of Venice - "I Bleed" by Dahlia Adler
Romeo and Juliet - "Partying is Such Sweet Sorrow" by Kiersten White - this entry had me laughing so hard!
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