Romeo and JulietTogether and Alive!..., Avi
Romeo and JulietTogether and Alive!..., Avi
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Romeo and Juliet—Together (and Alive!) At Last

Author: Avi

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Unabridged: 2 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/03/2014


Synopsis

It's springtime at South Orange Middle School. Pete Saltz is in love with Anabelle, a girl in his eighth grade class, and she likes him, too. But they're both so shy, they won't even look at each other, much less show their feelings. It will take more than chance to get them together. Fortunately, Ed Sitrow, another eighth grader, has a master plan. He'll cast Pete and Anabelle in the lead roles of a school production of Romeo and Juliet. Then they will have to kiss each other in the last act. Soon the whole school is looking forward to the play-and the big scene. Avi has delighted countless young readers with his tales of high-spirited adventure. A former librarian, he has won a Newbery Honor Award, an O'Dell Award, a Christopher Award, and honors from the ALA for his works. Romeo and Juliet . is full of slapstick and excitement, and narrator Jeff Woodman's lighthearted performance heightens the fun.

About Avi

Avi is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. Visit him at Avi-Writer.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stacy on September 13, 2018

There's a lot of drama in this book because the worst things that could possibly happen in a school play, just ganged up and plopped themselves into the plot of this book. It was really entertaning, and a fun read though.......more

Goodreads review by Ragan on December 20, 2008

Very cute and laugh out loud funny book. I read this to my husband out loud and we both enjoyed it. A bunch of kids put on the play Romeo and Juliet to try to maneuver their two friends into kissing each other.......more

Goodreads review by Sholape on January 04, 2019

I legitimately laughed out loud.......more

Goodreads review by Zev on October 08, 2021

Two and a half stars. This was cute and a little stupid. It makes for a good, quick, fuzzy read if a person's having a bad day or needs to be lifted out of a reading slump. I liked how the kids had obviously memorized their lines, but constantly said the words wrong. "Lemon table day" instead of "la......more

Goodreads review by Allie on January 24, 2019

Silly but sweet. Don't like that it encourages children to lie to explore burgeoning sex drive.......more