{"product_id":"star-crossed-9781481478489","title":"Star-Crossed","description":"\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481478489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 125 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e193456 \/ Star-Crossed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Barbara Dee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132880847029,"sku":"9781481478489","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c07da283-aafd-4b6b-8329-cb848a599a56.jpg?v=1695135545","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/star-crossed-9781481478489","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}