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Este clásico del teatro universal nos cuenta la trágica historia de amor de Romeo y Julieta. El prólogo de la escritora colombiana Carolina Sanín ofrece una reinterpretación asentada en la actualidad y desde una perspectiva feminista. Las ilustraciones del artista Svetlin Vassilev enriquecen el texto dándole una atmósfera sublime, exquisita y terrible a la vez.
This universal theater classic tells us the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet....
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"In 1597, Shakespeare debuted his newest play, a tragedy about a young Italian couple whose families were sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet quickly became one of the most famous couples in literary history, and this play became one of Shakespeare's most performed shows. But did you know that much of Romeo and Juliet's story was adapted from tales by other writers? Learn all about how William Shakespeare's dynamic and romantic teenage duo sprouted from...
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Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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What if Romeo never met Juliet? What if Juliet got really buff instead of moping around the castle all day? What if they teamed up to take over Verona with robot suits? You get to decide if there should be romance, epic fight scenes... or robot suits! Packed with exciting choices, fun puzzles, secret surprises, terrible puns, and more than a billion possible storylines, you'll discover a new experience every time you read it. It's the first book with...
6) Whatshisface
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Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem--his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who needs his help to finish a quest, which is somehow tied up in the Stratford Middle School production of Romeo and Juliet.
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ACMRS Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"This new version of Romeo and Juliet, written in accessible modern English, breathes new life into Shakespeare's famous tragedy. By closely examining the familiar language and focusing on the subtleties of the text, Jung illuminates a surprising and more nuanced world in the well-known tale of star-crossed lovers"-- Provided by publisher.
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Cupcake club (Sheryl Berk) volume 2
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English
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To Lexi Poole, a new school year means baking with her BFFs in the Cupcake Club. But the club president, Kylie, is mixing things up by inviting new members. And Lexi is cast in the school's production of Romeo and Juliet, with her secret crush playing Romeo.
10) Romeo and Juliet
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Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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Explore the characters, themes, motifs, and modern interpretations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet all in modern English.
12) Fair Rosaline
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"The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love. Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but with her father determined that she join a convent, this handsome and charming stranger offers her the chance of a different life. Soon though, Rosaline begins to doubt all that Romeo has told her. She breaks off the match, only for Romeo's gaze to turn towards her cousin, thirteen-year-old...
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Acorn Media
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[2006]
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English
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Now ensconced as artistic director of the New Burbage theatre festival, Geoffrey Tennant must stage the cursed play Macbeth to fulfill the vision of his deceased predecessor Oliver Welles. The actor cast in the lead engages in a titanic clash of egos with Geoffrey, while Oliver weighs in confrontationally from the grave. The festival faces a financial crisis that forces its CEO to engage in some risky business, while leading lady Ellen Fanshaw endures...
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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An interesting and informative educational resource, The Themes of Shakespeare is a major new series which explores the most important issues arising from the study of Shakespeare. Including extracts from the new feature film version of 'Macbeth', starring Jason Connery and Helen Baxendale, as well as productions and performers of the Stratford Shakespeare Company, Includes specially filmed segments of Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet, Romeo...
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Thea Stilton. Mouseford Academy volume 1
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Welcome to the world of the Thea Sisters! To celebrate Mouse Academy's 600th anniversary, the headmaster and teachers decide to stage a performance of William Squeakspeare's favorite play Mouseo & Juliet! The Thea Sisters all want the part of Juliet, but so does their rival, Ruby Flashyfur. Who will be the star of the show?
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A "new telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, told from the perspective of Juliet's nurse. In Verona, a city ravaged by plague and political rivalries, a mother mourning the death of her day-old infant enters the household of the powerful Cappelletti family to become the wet-nurse to their newborn baby. As she serves her beloved Juliet over the next fourteen years, the nurse learns the Cappelletti's darkest secrets. Those secrets-- and the nurse's...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"She's a Capulet. He's a Montague. But when Romeo and Juliet first meet, they don't know they're from rival families-- and when they find out, they don't care. Their love is honest and raw and all-consuming. But it's also dangerous. How much will they have to sacrifice before they can be together? In a masterful adaptation faithful to Shakespeare's original text, Gareth Hinds transports readers to the sun-washed streets and market squares of Shakespeare's...
18) Enter the body
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Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"In the room beneath a theater stage, the ghosts of Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, and other teenage girls who died tragically in Shakespeare's plays, share their experiences and trauma and get the chance to retell the stories of their lives in their own terms." -- Provided by publisher.
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"No stranger to wildlife, Nick Jans had lived in Alaska for nearly thirty years. But when one evening at twilight a lone black wolf ambled into view not far from his doorstep, Nick would finally come to know this mystical species--up close as never before. A Wolf Called Romeo is the remarkable story of a wolf who returned again and again to interact with the people and dogs of Juneau, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable,...
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This illustrated volume features seven classic plays by William Shakespeare, retold by E. Nesbit. Shakespeare Retold contains a selection of Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies, including Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as a historical timeline, a list of suggested reading materials, and a short biography of the bard himself.
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