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The Shakespeare Stealer

The Shakespeare Stealer

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by Gary Blackwood

Book Details

Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 1997
Language: en
Pages: 216
ISBN: 9780439113106
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Moderate confidence: 70%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

Moderate confidence (70%) — AI estimate from description and metadata.

Content Intensity

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💥ViolenceLow
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❤️Love & RomanceNone
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🧠Mental HealthVery low
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💬!*$#LanguageNone
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🍷🚬Substance UseNone
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😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

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🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
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🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
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🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
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Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

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

Themes & Topics

Juvenile FictionFictionLiteraryBiographicalEuropePeople & PlacesPerforming ArtsTheater & Musicals

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