Bass Widge's master, gives Widge the assignment to write the play out in shorthand, and he sets off to London with a companion named Falconer. Falconer is a ruthless man, whom Bass assigns to ensure that Widge succeeds. The performance of Hamlet so enraptures Widge that he forgets his assignment. When he returns for a second try, his notebook is stolen.
Widge returns, posing as a hopeful player. The Lord Chamberlain's Men accepts him, and for the first time. Widge feels like a part of a family. However, Falconer constantly pressed Widge to steal the play, and Widge must decide between his master and the company.
I am a huge lover of Shakespeare so I readily picked this book up. I honestly wasn't expecting to fall in love with it, but I did.
It tells the story of Widge, an orphan boy with a dilemma, defy his new master, or betray his new friends.
I didn't quite expect to laugh out of humor or irony, but guess what? I did!
The one word that stands out to me when I think of this book is, delightful! It's so perfectly told; there were a few things I wasn't quite expecting, and the pacing was great! It wasn't slow and it wasn't to fast.
The characters were fantastic! The overall conflict between them was brilliant, though I did feel that there was one scene in which a character was a little too forgiving for the situation. But overall, I loved it!
I also found that there is 2 more books!
I will most definitely be getting my hands on them!
Title - The Shakespeare Stealer
Author - Gary Blackwood
Series/Trilogy Title- The Shakespeare Stealer Trilogy
Book in Series/Trilogy - #1
Pages - 216
Type of Book - YA Historical Fiction
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I was wondering if your photo is copyright or can I use it for my school project?
Well, I just stole it from Google Images, so it's not technically mine....
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