Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee When Matties cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, shes confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate whos playing Juliet. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Star-Crossed delighted me! Barbara Dee has a light touch and a pitch-perfect middle school voice. This book will have you laughing and groaning in sympathy with crush-addled Mattie and eagerly turning pages. Mattie and her classmates charmed me with their kindness, their humor, their uncertainty, their devotion to one another and to Shakespeare! Barbara masterfully sprinkles the bards words over the narration and stirs the troubles of Romeo and Juliet into the plot. And those Shakespearian insults! Be sure to read Star-Crossed or youll miss out." --Gail Carson Levine, author of Ella Enchanted Mattie is chosen to play Romeo opposite her crush in the eighth grade production of Shakespeares most beloved play in this Romeo and Juliet inspired novel from the author of Truth or Dare. Mattie, a star student and passionate reader, is delighted when her English teacher announces the eighth grade will be staging Romeo and Juliet. And she is even more excited when, after a series of events, she finds herself playing Romeo, opposite Gemma Braithwaites Juliet. Gemma, the new girl at school, is brilliant, pretty, outgoing--and, if all that wasnt enough: British. As the cast prepares for opening night, Mattie finds herself growing increasingly attracted to Gemma and confused, since, just days before, she had found herself crushing on a boy named Elijah. Is it possible to have a crush on both boys AND girls? If that wasnt enough to deal with, things backstage at the production are starting to rival any Shakespearean drama! In this sweet and funny look at the complicated nature of middle school romance, Mattie learns how to be the lead player in her own life. "Barbara Dees Star-Crossed is a love story, a rallying cry for girl-power, and a Shakespeare lovers dream come true. When I finished reading, I had a huge smile on my face and a lightness in my heart." --Nora Raleigh Baskin, author of Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story "Star-Crossed takes the drama, humor, friendships, misunderstandings, and romance of Romeo and Juliet and transforms them perfectly to the middle school stage. One word about this honest, heartfelt middle grade novel for the theater geek in each of us? Encore!" --Donna Gephart, author of Lily and Dunkin "Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee cleverly draws from Romeo and Juliet, providing readers with an insightful introduction to Shakespeare while exploring the complexities of young love. Readers will root for this relationship." --Ami Polonksy, author of Gracefully Grayson Author Biography Barbara Dee is the author of fourteen middle grade novels including Unstuck, Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet, Violets Are Blue, My Life in the Fish Tank, Maybe He Just Likes You, Everything I Know About You, Halfway Normal, and Star-Crossed. Her books have earned several starred reviews and have been named to many best-of lists, including The Washington Posts Best Childrens Books, the ALA Notable Childrens Books, the ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project List, the NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, and the ALA Rainbow List Top Ten. Barbara lives with her family, including a naughty cat named Luna and a sweet rescue hound named Ripley, in Westchester County, New York. Review "Star-Crossed takes the drama, humor, friendships, misunderstandings and romance of Romeo & Juliet and transforms them perfectly to the middle school stage. One word about this honest, heartfelt middle grade novel for the theater geek in each of us? Encore!" --Donna Gephart, author of Lily and DunkinStar-Crossed delighted me! Barbara Dee has a light touch and a pitch- perfect middle school voice. This book will have you laughing and groaning in sympathy with crush-addled Mattie and eagerly turning pages. Mattie and her classmates charmed me with their kindness, their humor, their uncertainty, their devotion to one another and to-Shakespeare! Barbara masterfully sprinkles the bards words over the narration and stirs the troubles of Romeo and Juliet into the plot. And those Shakespearian insults! Be sure to read Star-Crossed or youll miss out."--Gail Carson Levine, author of Ella Enchanted"Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee cleverly draws from Romeo and Juliet, providing readers with an insightful introduction to Shakespeare while exploring the complexities of young love. Readers will root for this relationship."--Ami Polonksy, author of Gracefully Grayson"Barbara Dees Star-Crossed is a love story, a rallying cry for girl-power, and a Shakespeare lovers dream come true. When I finished reading, I had a huge smile on my face and a lightness in my heart."--Nora Raleigh Baskin, author of Nine, Ten: A September 11 StoryMattie is excited when her favorite English teacher, Mr. Torres, announces that their eighth grade play production will be Romeo and Juliet. As the class studies the play together, Mattie really connects with the characters and their speeches. When the male lead drops out of the play, Mattie steps up to play the part of Romeo. Things become complicated as Mattie develops a crush on her Juliet co-star, Gemma Braithwaite. Gemma is pretty, smart, and talented, and Mattie just cant figure out what to do about a crush on a girl. Its a good thing that Mattie has her best friends, a caring sister, and supportive parents to help her work through her complicated feelings. The events of the story playfully mirror the events of Romeo and Juliet. As Mr. Torres teaches his students to understand the Shakespearean text, Mattie finds she can apply what she learns to her own lifes difficulties. This is a sweet look at unexpected first love. Recommended -- "School Library Connection" Review Quote "Star-Crossed takes the drama, humor, friendships, misunderstandings and romance of Romeo & Juliet and transforms them perfectly to the middle school stage. Excerpt from Book Star-Crossed 1 "In fair Verona, where we lay our scene." --Romeo and Juliet, Prologue 2 It wasnt about me, I knew. But still. I hadnt been invited to Willows Halloween party, and I was okay with it. Unlike a lot of my classmates, I didnt plan my schedule around her parties, which were usually sweaty and overcrowded, the sort of thing where you spent the whole time shouting over music youd never listen to on your own. Shed always invited me to her Halloween parties before, and Id always gone, mostly because my two best friends, Tessa Pollock and Lucy Yang, were going, and the three of us always stuck together. Everyone knew this, even Willow, who never paid us much attention. The weird thing was how shed invited Lucy (even though she never hung out with Willow) and Tessa (even though Willow pretty much hated her). But not me. "Dont feel bad, Mattie," Lucy urged me. She looked worried. Lucy was always fussing over this sort of stuff, trying to make sure everyone felt comfortable. The idea that she was invited when I wasnt . . . well, I could tell she felt terrible. "I heard she invited only half the class, so Im sure it wasnt personal." "How could it not be personal?" Tessa demanded. "Willow decides whos invited and whos not. What could be more personal than that?" "You guys, Im fine," I insisted. But still, I tried to think if Id offended Willow lately, if maybe Id forgotten to congratulate her on scoring a goal or something. Willow was the type of person who expected face-to-face compliments, not just cheers. Tessa snorted. "Of course youre not fine, Mattie. How could anyone be fine about being left out of the biggest party all year?" We were at Veronas, this new fro-yo place in town where you could design your own sundaes. I was having chocolate fudge with chocolate chips and crushed brownies, Lucy was having strawberry with a bunch of fruit on top, and Tessa was having vanilla drowned in almost every topping available--gummies, marshmallows, peanut butter cups, hot fudge, strawberry syrup, coconut. It looked like a small volcano had erupted in her cup, trapping gummy bears in lava. Like a yogurt Pompeii or something. "Well, Mattie, if youre not going, neither am I," Lucy said. "What?" I dont know why this surprised me, because it was typical Lucy. "Thats really sweet, but it wouldnt be fair. I mean, to you." "Are you joking? Why would I do something that wasnt fair to you?" "Listen, were all going. Including Mattie," Tessa declared, waving her spoon for emphasis. I took an enormous bite of my creation. "Well, aside from the fact that Willow obviously doesnt want me there, its supposed to be a costume party, right? And Im not a costumey sort of person." "How can you say that?" Lucy protested. "Your costumes are always so original, Mattie. That year you went as the Sorting Hat--" "Yeah. People just thought I was a witch." "Okay, but last year, when you went as Matilda--" I groaned at the memory. Last year, Id thought: Okay, my name is Matilda; how much more obvious could it be? Besides, who hasnt read Matilda? So I wore my half-sister Caras old school uniform and my brother Masons tie, and I made my hair all crazy with spray. Liam Harrison, the coolest boy in the grade (at least, according to him), asked if I was Eloise. You know, the bratty little girl at that hotel. Clearly, I was the worst at costumes. "Im the worst at costumes," I told my friends. "Maybe youre overthinking it," Tessa said. "You dont always have to do a book thing, do you? You could just wear a really cool mask." "But I dont own a mask. Even a non-cool one." She poked two holes in her napkin and held it over my face. "Voil Details ISBN1481478486 Author Barbara Dee Short Title STAR-CROSSED Language English ISBN-10 1481478486 ISBN-13 9781481478489 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-03-14 Pages 288 Audience Age 8-12 DEWEY FIC Audience Children / Juvenile Publisher Simon & Schuster Imprint Simon & Schuster Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2017-03-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137641639;

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