The Shakespeare Stealer, Gary Blackwood
The Shakespeare Stealer, Gary Blackwood
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The Shakespeare Stealer

Author: Gary Blackwood

Narrator: Stuart Blinder

Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2018

Synopsis

A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England!

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

"Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England" --Kirkus Reviews 

"Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life." --Publishers Weekly

An ALA Notable Book

About The Author

Gary L. Blackwood sold his first story when he was nineteen, and has been writing and publishing stories, articles, plays, novels, and nonfiction books regularly ever since. His stage plays have won awards and been produced in university and regional theatre. Nonfiction subjects he's covered include biography, history, and paranormal phenomena. His juvenile novels, which include WILD TIMOTHY, THE DYING SUN, and THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER, are set in a wide range of times and places, from Elizabethan England to a parallel universe. Several have received special recognition and been translated into other languages. He and his wife and kids live outside Carthage, MO.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on September 23, 2024

I’ve been meaning to read this for ages and finally reading it during Shaketember was the right book at the right time! It was so fun to see details in the story from Shakespeare’s life and world that I’ve just been reading about in “Will in the World”. Widge’s storyline is a sweet one too. He goes......more

Goodreads review by Allison on April 09, 2020

*hides from Mary H* Sorry, girl!......more

Goodreads review by Cherie on August 04, 2018

Excellent coming of age story about a young boy who had only known hardship and serving a master, unconditionally. He only knew to obey, not to question why, until he was sent to record the words in Shakespear's play Hamlet, using his unique short-hand that he had learned from his previous master. I......more

Goodreads review by Darla on June 13, 2017

I found myself comparing this book to The False Prince and found it lacking. Widge is likeable enough and he truly is on the horns of many a dilemma with the disadvantage of being an orphan and at the mercy of the adults who choose to take him in. The end was a bit anticlimactic. Overall a fun tale,......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on August 24, 2020

This is a great book! I really liked how it was so well thought through, and how there were little clues that were hardly noticeable until something happened that put them all together. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!......more

Quotes

"Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life,"--Publisher's Weekly

 "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England"--Kirkus Reviews 

 

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