Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Classics Graphic Novels)
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From the Publisher
“Shakespeare’s tragic lovers receive star treatment in this spellbinding graphic-novel production. … As thrilling and riveting as any staging.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Hinds explicates and amplifies Shakespeare’s story on every page, including wordless fight scenes that highlight pivotal details. … From swirling action to subtly delineated emotion, he delivers the play’s essence and beauty, its glorious language, furious conflict, yearning love, and wrenching tragedy.” —The Horn Book (starred review)
“Hinds has truly produced an easy-to-follow, engrossingly cinematic blockbuster on the page.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
Also by Gareth Hinds
“With this graphic-novel interpretation, Hinds will hook some of those hold-outs who have thus far resisted the Odyssey’s lure…outstanding individuation of characters…lovingly developed flow between frames.”— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
“A spellbinding adaptation of one of America’s most legendary authors. This volume can easily be worked into literature courses and is a fantastic way to introduce Poe to new readers.”— School Library Journal (starred review)
This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers.
A taut adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterwork by Gareth Hinds — the standard-bearer of graphic-novel retellings of literary classics.
“A captivating, smartly executed work.”— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Students struggling to find an entry point into the Scottish play should look no further than this entertaining and elucidating volume. Along with Hinds’ earlier Beowulf and The Odyssey, an essential addition to Shakespeare collections as well as curricular support materials.”— Booklist (starred review)
Publisher : Candlewick; Illustrated edition (September 10, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 144 pages
ISBN-10 : 0763668079
ISBN-13 : 978-0763668075
Reading age : 12 – 17 years
Lexile measure : 730L
Grade level : 7 – 9
Item Weight : 9.5 ounces
Dimensions : 6.81 x 0.4 x 10.5 inches
