Author: Gary Blackwood
Title: The Shakespeare stealer
Illustrator: Gary Blackwood
Genre: Children's Literature
Subgenre: Chapter Book
Theme: Hard work pays off
Primary and Secondary characters: Widge
Awards, date of publication: 2000
Publishing company: Puffin Books
Fourteen-year-old orphan Widge works for a mean and unscrupulous master who goes by the name of Falconer. Ordered to steal the script for Hamlet, Widge is taken to London and forced to attend a performance of the play. Instead of concentrating on stealing the script, he becomes engrossed in the show. Reluctantly, Widge admits his failure to Falconer and is told to return until his mission is accomplished. Nothing goes as planned and a very surprised Widge finds himself an accepted member of the backstage crew. Once a lonely outcast, he has friends and a place to call home for the first time in his life. You could use this book when discussing the dynamics of a story. This book has many ups and downs and would be a great example of this.
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