{"product_id":"star-crossed-hardcover-2","title":"Star-Crossed - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Dee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed\u003c\/i\u003e 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 bard's words over the narration and stirs the troubles of Romeo and Juliet into the plot. And those Shakespearian insults! Be sure to read \u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed \u003c\/i\u003eor you'll miss out.\" --Gail Carson Levine, author of \u003ci\u003eElla Enchanted\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMattie is chosen to play Romeo opposite her crush in the eighth grade production of Shakespeare's most beloved play in this \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet \u003c\/i\u003einspired novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eTruth or Dare\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMattie, a star student and passionate reader, is delighted when her English teacher announces the eighth grade will be staging \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e. And she is even more excited when, after a series of events, she finds herself playing Romeo, opposite Gemma Braithwaite's Juliet. Gemma, the new girl at school, is brilliant, pretty, outgoing--and, if all that wasn't enough: British. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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 wasn't 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Barbara Dee's \u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story, a rallying cry for girl-power, and a Shakespeare lover's 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 \u003ci\u003eNine, Ten: A September 11 Story\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed \u003c\/i\u003etakes the drama, humor, friendships, misunderstandings, and romance of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet \u003c\/i\u003eand 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 \u003ci\u003eLily and Dunkin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed\u003c\/i\u003e by Barbara Dee cleverly draws from \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eGracefully Grayson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Dee is the author of fourteen middle grade novels including \u003ci\u003eUnstuck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Violets Are Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Life in the Fish Tank\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaybe He Just Likes You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Everything I Know About You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalfway\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNormal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have earned several starred reviews and have been named to many best-of lists, including \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Children's Books, the ALA Notable Children's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Star-Crossed\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47312509632761,"sku":"9781481478489","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/XidGi1YHAB9781481478489.webp?v=1769393121","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/star-crossed-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}