KING OF SHADOWS

Susan Cooper, . . S&S/Aladdin, $4.99 (186pp) ISBN 978-0-689-84445-4

"Cooper brilliantly weaves past and present together, using London's Globe Theatre as a backdrop, to demonstrate the timelessness of Shakespeare's works and the theater at large," said PW in a boxed review. Ages 10-14. (June)

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