Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
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Just the Series: No Fear Shakespeare Illustrated   

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Annotation: Read Romeo and Juliet in graphic-novel form -- with NO FEAR! NOW IN COLOUR! Based on the No Fear Shakespeare translations, this dynamic graphic novel -- now with color added -- is impossible to put down. The illustrations are distinctively offbeat, slightly funky, and appealing to teens. Includes : - An illustrated cast of characters - A helpful plot summary - Illustrations that show the reader exactly what's happening in each scene--making the plot and characters clear and easy to follow
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #211317
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Special Formats: Graphic Novel Graphic Novel
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2008 Release Date: 06/02/20
Pages: 200 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 1-411-47989-0 Perma-Bound: 0-605-02034-5
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-411-47989-0 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-02034-4
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2007061805
Dimensions: 23 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
School Library Journal

Gr 7 Up-A visually engaging format includes clearly delineated acts and scenes as well as skilled use of dark and light to highlight mood and recurring themes. Many of the images are striking, particularly the white-on-black night scenes describing Queen Mabs dream appearance and Juliets decision to drink poison. Well-drawn characters such as the brash young men, the Nurse, and Friar Lawrence come to life in these panels. This is especially true for Juliet, whose early images of youthful innocence contrast sharply with her distraught face as the story progresses. With the exception of Capulet and Montague, who look more like grandfathers than fathers to such young teens, visual characterizations are accurate. Text for this version comes from an abridgment of the modern English translation found in No Fear Shakespeare (Spark, 2007). Readers will not encounter any of Shakespeares language or poetry in this adaptation. Even familiar speeches such as O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? are modernized to Oh Romeo, Romeo, why must you be Romeo? A limited number of footnotes explain references to unfamiliar phrases, particularly bawdy humor. Readers interested in graphic-novel versions with excerpts from Shakespeares original play should try Romeo and Juliet (Barrons, 2005), edited by Philip Page and Marilyn Petit, or Richard Appignanesis adaptation (Abrams, 2007). Barbara M. Moon, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY

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School Library Journal
Reading Level: 5.0
Interest Level: 7-12

Read ROMEO AND JULIET in graphic-novel form--with NO FEAR NOW IN COLOR Based on the No Fear Shakespeare translations, this dynamic graphic novel--now with color added--is impossible to put down. The illustrations are distinctively offbeat, slightly funky, and appealing to teens. Includes : - An illustrated cast of characters - A helpful plot summary - Illustrations that show the reader exactly what's happening in each scene--making the plot and characters clear and easy to follow


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