Synopses & Reviews
Only in the world of the theater can Nat Field find an escape from the tragedies that have shadowed his young life. So he is thrilled when he is chosen to join an American drama troupe traveling to London to perform andlt;Iandgt;A Midsummer Night's Dreamandlt;/Iandgt; in a new replica of the famous Globe theater. andlt;BRandgt; Shortly after arriving in England, Nat goes to bed ill and awakens transported back in time four hundred years -- to another London, and another production of andlt;Iandgt;A Midsummer Night's Dream.andlt;/Iandgt; Amid the bustle and excitement of an Elizabethan theatrical production, Nat finds the warm, nurturing father figure missing from his life -- in none other than William Shakespeare himself. Does Nat have to remain trapped in the past forever, or give up the friendship he's so longed for in his own time?
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*"Readers will be swept up in Nat's detailed, sensory-filled observations of life in Shakespeare's time...[The] overall shape of the novel, with its finely drawn connections between Nat's story and andlt;Iandgt;A Midsummer Night's Dream, andlt;/Iandgt;is superb."
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*"[A] masterful novel." < -="" i="" -=""> - Publishers Weekly, - < -="" -=""> - - < -="" b="" -=""> - starred review - < -="" -="">
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*"Part historical fiction, part fantasy, wholly entertaining."
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*"Readers...will revel in the hurly-burly of rehearsals and the performance before the queen, the near discoveries, the company rivalries, and some neatly drawn parallels."
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"A dramatic and sensory feast."
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and#8220;In her portrayal of Shakespeare Cooper has created a superheroand#8230;[she] entertains her contemporary readers while giving them a first-rate theatrical education.and#8221;
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*"[A] masterful novel."
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andlt;divandgt;*"[A] masterful novel."andlt;/divandgt;
About the Author
Susan Cooper is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement. Her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising won the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor and has sold millions of copies worldwide. She is also the author of Victory, a Booklist Top Ten Historical Fiction for Youth book and a Washington Post Top Ten for Children novel; King of Shadows, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor book; The Boggart; Seaward; and many other acclaimed novels for young readers. She lives in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at TheLostLand.com.