{"product_id":"beatrice-bunsons-guide-to-romeo-and-juliet-9781589881051","title":"Beatrice Bunson's Guide to Romeo and Juliet","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paula Marantz Cohen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Themes - Friendship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Juliet Capulet would find a worthy BFF in Beatrice Bunson.\"--Cordelia Frances Biddle, author of the Martha Beale mystery series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cohen has made an essential classic cool.\"--Beth Kephart, author of \u003ci\u003eGoing Over\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh school begins, and to Beatrice Bunson nothing is the same, not even her best friend, Nan. The \"new\" Nan doesn't hang out with Bea; she's running for Student Council and going to parties and avoiding Bea at lunchtime. The boys who were gross in middle school have become surprisingly polite, while the \"cool\" kids are still a mystery. Bea's older sister, meanwhile, acts like she's living in a soap opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the bright side, there's English class with Mr. Martin, where Beatrice discovers that Shakespeare has something to say about almost everything--and that nothing in life is as dramatic as \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Nan gets in over her head in her new social life, it's up to Beatrice to restore her reputation--and she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. One of them, the slightly brainy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home, is definitely kind of cute, and probably dateable. (Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Beatrice and her classmates tackle \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, they unveil the subtleties of the play as well as broader lessons of love, family, honor, and misunderstandings. Guided by Mr. Martin, these ninth-graders help us to understand Shakespeare, as Shakespeare helps them begin to understand themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Warning to teachers of high school Shakespeare classes: be prepared to revise your lesson plan.\"--Gillian Murray Kendall, Smith College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ideal for those who are charmed by the romance of Shakespeare. And who isn't?\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Teens shouldn't be without a copy of this sparkling novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An entertaining work for those who enjoy quick reads with realistic characters. For fans of Meg Cabot's books\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deftly crafted novel...highly recommended addition to both high school and community library YA Fiction collections.\"--\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Marantz Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e's novels include \u003ci\u003eSuzanne Davis Gets a Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Paul Dry Books 2014), \u003ci\u003eJane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death and the SATs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat Alice Knew\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches English at Drexel University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Dry Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082485227671,"sku":"9781589881051","price":1161.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781589881051.webp?v=1767634754","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beatrice-bunsons-guide-to-romeo-and-juliet-9781589881051","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}