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| Original Title: | Shakespeare's Secret |
| ISBN: | 0805073876 (ISBN13: 9780805073874) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/shakespearessecret/EliseBroach |
| Literary Awards: | Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2007), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2008) |
Elise Broach
Hardcover | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.88 | 8117 Users | 737 Reviews
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| Title | : | Shakespeare's Secret |
| Author | : | Elise Broach |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2005 by Henry Holt & Company |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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A missing diamond, a mysterious neighbor, a link to Shakespeare-can Hero uncover the connections?When Hero starts sixth grade at a new school, she's less concerned about the literary origins of her Shakespearean name than about the teasing she's sure to suffer because of it. So she has the same name as a girl in a book by a dusty old author. Hero is simply not interested in the connections.
But that's just the thing; suddenly connections are cropping up all over, and odd characters and uncertain pasts are exactly what do fascinate Hero. There's a mysterious diamond hidden in her new house, a curious woman next door who seems to know an awful lot about it, and then, well, then there's Shakespeare. Not to mention Danny Cordova, only the most popular boy in school. Is it all in keeping with her namesake's origin-just much ado about nothing? Hero, being Hero, is determined to figure it out.
In this fast-paced novel, Elise Broach weaves an intriguing literary mystery full of historical insights and discoveries.
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Ratings: 3.88 From 8117 Users | 737 ReviewsEvaluation Of Books Shakespeare's Secret
Mystery Within A Mystery!Elise Broach wove historical events without dragging the contemporary tale down. She never said more about Shakespeare than what was relevant to the current story. I only say this because I had worried I'd get bored. But Hero's emotion of starting a new school, lack of acceptance, befriending the hottest guy in 8th grade, and the mystery behind the missing diamond kept me intrigued until the end. Even more fascinating, a surprise about Danny unraveled that I hadn't
Named after a character in William Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing, Hero has been teased about her name her whole life and expects more of the same when she starts sixth grade at a new school in a new city. She does indeed get teased, but things arent quite as bad as she expected as she starts to make friends both young and old. Not only that but she finds herself in the middle of a mystery there may be a diamond hidden somewhere in her house a diamond that may hold the key to Shakespeares
"That's the real mystery, isn't it? Not whether he was a common merchant or the queen's son, but how he could understand so much about human nature. And write about it in a way that still rings true, all these years later." She smiled at them. "That's Shakespeare's secret. And I suppose we'll never figure it out." When I was in the fourth grade, my teachera wonderful woman who loved books, and taught her students to love them, toobrought a crate of novels to class. She told us we could each
OH MY GOD. I actually bought this book, and have read it cover to cover so, so many times. So, you can figure out that after I moved into my new house, I would want to reread this book again, right? Well, you are correct. But, always remember this. Moving does some things to your stuff. Bad things. There was a freaking DEAD SPIDER flattened on one of the pages in the book! Dead! With its... stuff in its body all splattered out! Can you imagine my horror? My freaking horror? It scared the HECK
This is a fun read about Hero Netherfield, a young girl saddled with an improbable name because her father is a Shakespeare scholar.When Hero moves to a new town, she dreads starting a new school, and the constant ribbing she'll get about her name. Her worst fears are confirmed when a fellow student blurts out that she has a dog named Hero, and the torment at school begins.Fortunately for Hero, she has a kindly next door neighbor who alerts her to a mystery she must solve -- a mystery involving
Another childhood favorite. Like The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet, this book holds up better for older readers than other middle-grade novels because it's grounded in more substantial matter--again, Shakespeare. Hero is a believable protagonist, and her relationship with Miriam is quite endearing. A nice, quick read.
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