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Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story
Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story
by William Shakespeare
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The tragedy of love thwarted by fate has always intrigued writers.  In the sixteenth century, William Shakespeare took this theme and fashioned one of the world's great plays: Romeo And Juliet.  In our own time, Shakespeare's drama... (read more)

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Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
by Melissa Sweet
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There are lots of different kinds of kisses--from sticky breakfast kisses to playful "gotcha!" kisses to special birthday cake kisses--and this charming story celebrates them all! Now in a sweet new board book edition, this is just the thing for sharing... (read more)

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The Tempest for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)
The Tempest for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)
by Lois Burdett
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The Tempest is an exciting tale of jealousy and betrayal, magic and romance, repentance and forgiveness, and has all the elements necessary to ignite a young child's imagination and creative energy. By her use of rhyming couplets, Lois Burdett has once... (read more)

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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village
by Laura Amy Schlitz and Robert Byrd
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Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters. Maidens, monks, and millers' sons — in these pages, readers will meet them all. There's Hugo, the lord's nephew,... (read more)

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Twelfth Night for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)
Twelfth Night for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)
by Lois Burdett
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". . . makes the Bard delightfully accessible to children as young as seven, though older kids and parents will get a kick out of it as well."--Owl Magazine. Full color.... (read more)

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Peter Spier's Circus (Picture Yearling Book)
Peter Spier's Circus (Picture Yearling Book)
by Peter Spier
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The circus is in town! Come join in the fun as Caldecott Medalist Peter Spier creates a circus like no other, in this exuberant celebration of the wonders of the big top.... (read more)

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Hamlet for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)
Hamlet for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)
by Lois Burdett
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7th book in the Shakespeare Can Be Fun! series intended for children as young as 7: 'Hamlet for Kids' retells the classic tale in rhyming couplets.... (read more)

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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds
by Paul Zindel
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The old, converted vegetable shop where Tillie lives is more like a madhouse than a home. Tillie's mother, Beatrice, is bitter and cruel, yet desperate for her daughters' love. Her sister, Ruth, suffers epileptic fits and sneaks cigarettes every chance... (read more)

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Winning Monologs for Young Actors: 65 Honest-To-Life Characteriation to Delight Young Actors and Audiences of All Ages
Winning Monologs for Young Actors: 65 Honest-To-Life Characteriation to Delight Young Actors and Audiences of All Ages
by Peg Kehret
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A collection of sixty-five monologues providing young performers with a variety of audition pieces reflecting situations both serious and comic.... (read more)

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Julius Caesar (Simply Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar (Simply Shakespeare)
by William Shakespeare
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This illustrated series presents the complete texts of Shakespeare's plays. However, the lines are set up so students can see the bard's original poetic phrases printed side-by-side and line-by-line with a modern "translation" on the facing page... (read more)

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Over the Moon: A Musical Play
Over the Moon: A Musical Play
by Jodi Picoult
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Master storyteller and bestselling author Jodi Picoult teams up with Jake van Leer and Ellen Wilber to bring you an original musical, sure to breathe life into any middle-school and high school drama curriculum. Part Shakespearean comedy and part... (read more)

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13: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical the Applause Libretto Library
13: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical the Applause Libretto Library
by Dan Elish
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One of the most frequently produced new musicals of the last decade, 13 is a rollicking musical comedy featuring a cast exclusively made up of teenagers. Thirteen 13-year-olds, as a matter of fact. Evan Goldman is two months from turning 13 years old... (read more)

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by Lois Burdett
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This guide to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" brings fairies to life for youngsters, as it presents rhyming couplets in a rendition suitable for staging in the classroom.... (read more)

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Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children
Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children
by Joseph Bruchac
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From acclaimed Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac comes a collection of seven lively plays for children to perform, each one adapted from a different traditional Native tale. Filled with heroes and tricksters, comedy and drama, these entertaining... (read more)

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Bloom's How to Write about Shakespeare's Comedies (Bloom's How to Write about Literature)
Bloom's How to Write about Shakespeare's Comedies (Bloom's How to Write about Literature)
by Paul Gleed
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William Shakespeare's comedies including A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice are funny, allusive, difficult, profound, and unforgettable, and have served as templates for other comedic works throughout the... (read more)

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Shakespeare Explained #3: Richard III
Shakespeare Explained #3: Richard III
by Richard Andersen
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Act by act, scene by scene, each Shakespeare Explained guide creates a total immersion experience in the plot development, characters, and language of the specific play.... (read more)

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Shakespeare Explained #3: King Lear
Shakespeare Explained #3: King Lear
by Scott P Richert
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Act by act, scene by scene, each Shakespeare Explained guide creates a total immersion experience in the plot development, characters, and language of the specific play.... (read more)

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Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare, New Edition (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare, New Edition (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
by Harold Bloom
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Shakespeare's tragedy about two star-crossed lovers from warring families has stirred audiences and readers alike and inspired other artists for generations with its timeless themes of love and loss. This invaluable new study guide examines one of... (read more)

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Nerdlandia: A Play
Nerdlandia: A Play
by Gary Soto
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A humorous play, in which Martin, a Chicano nerd, undergoes a transformation with the help of his friends and experiences true love, includes a glossary of Spanish words and phrases used in the dialogue. Original.... (read more)

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Twenty 10-minute Plays for Teens
Twenty 10-minute Plays for Teens
by Kristen Dabrowski
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Varying from four to twenty-two characters, twenty brief plays deal with typical adolescent concerns, including dating, parties, sports, and school life, as well as some more controversial topics like being gay, drinking, and suicide.... (read more)

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