A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England! Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama. * "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." --School Library Journal, starred review "Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England" --Kirkus Reviews "Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life." --Publishers Weekly An ALA Notable Book

The Shakespeare Stealer (Shakespeare Stealer, 1)

Teen & Young Adult

Gary, Blackwood

Historical Fiction

Puffin

Product DetailsPaperback: 265 pagesPublisher: Scholastic (2000)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0439372747ISBN-13: 978-0439372749Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.8 inchesShipping Weight: 6.4 ouncesAverage Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,518,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Shakespeare's Scribe

scholastic

LIBRARY BOUND - histroical fiction

The Year of the Hangman

Scholastic. Inc.

"You will come into a fortune..." But what the fortune-teller doesn't tell Widge, the -orphan-boy-turned-actor in Will Shakespeare's company, is who is stealing from the company. Things are disappearing mysteriously, and it looks like an inside job. Everyone's eyes are on Widge, the former thief. Widge knows better than anyone that Shakespeare's plays must be protected at all costs. In order to prove his innocence and clear his name, Widge must learn a new role: spy. But can he dig through the suspects and skulduggery and catch the true culprit?

Shakespeare's Spy (Shakespeare Stealer)

In Washington, D.C., during the last days of the Civil War, a teenage boy who performs in a mind reading act befriends a clairvoyant girl whose frightening visions foreshadow an assassination plot on President Lincoln.

Second Sight

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

Dutton Juvenile

Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama."A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." --School Library Journal, starred review

Shakespeare Stealer

O'Brien Press Ltd

The Shakespeare Stealer

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Literature & Fiction

Newbuds Press

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