Shakespeare
If you would like to learn more about Shakespeare follow the links on this pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community about Shakespeare's time and plays.
Books for kids in the OES LS Library:
| Call Number | Information |
| FIC ARO | Aronson, Billy. Romeo & Juliet. New York : HarperPaperbacks, c1996. An abridged version of the classic "Romeo and Juliet," the tale of star-crossed lovers in Italy, narrated by Wishbone the television dog, with information about the author and setting of the story, and a list of characters. |
| FIC AVI | Avi, 1937- Romeo and Juliet--together (and alive!) at last. New York : Orchard Books, c1987. The eighth grade's plan to get two reluctant "lovers" together by means of a classroom production of Shakespeare's play has some very unexpected results. |
| FIC BLA | Blackwood, Gary L. The Shakespeare stealer. New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1998. A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare's acting troupe in order to steal the script of "Hamlet," but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty. |
| FIC BLA | Blackwood, Gary L. Shakespeare's spy. New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2003. Widge, an orphan boy who has joined William Shakespeare's acting company, begins some investigative snooping when several thefts occur backstage. |
| FIC BRO | Broach, Elise. Shakespeare's secret. New York : Henry Holt, 2005. Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school. |
| E FRE | Freeman, Don. Will's quill. New York : Viking, 1977, c1975. A goose named Willoughby visits London, meets a friendly actor-playwright named Shakespeare, and helps make literary history. |
| FIC KOE | Koertge, Ronald. Shakespeare bats cleanup. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2003. When a fourteen-year-old baseball player catches mononucleosis, he discovers that keeping a journal and experimenting with poetry not only helps fill the time, it also helps him deal with life, love, and loss. |
Shakespeare Websites for Kids
Folger Shakespeare Library Kids site
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=588
British site for kids
http://www.shakespeare4kidz.com/
Shakespeare is Elementary – by kids, for kids
http://www.cps.ednet.ns.ca/pageone.htm
