William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

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Label

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Statement of responsibility

retold by Bruce Coville ; pictures by Dennis Nolan

Title variation

Romeo and Juliet

Creator

• Coville, Bruce
• trueCoville, Bruce

Contributor

• trueNolan, Dennis, 1945-
• Nolan, Dennis, 1945-
• trueShakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Illustrator

• Nolan, Dennis, 1945-

Subject

• trueFeuds
• trueIntroductory classics
• trueJuliet (Fictitious character)
• Juliet (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
• trueLove
• trueRomeo (Fictitious character)
• Romeo (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
• trueShakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations
• trueSuicide, non-fictional
• trueTeenage boys
• trueTeenage girls
• trueTeenagers -- Death
• Vendetta -- Juvenile fiction
• Verona (Italy) -- Juvenile fiction
• trueVerona, Italy
• Youth -- Juvenile fiction
• trueTeenage romance
• trueFamilies
• trueFamily feuds

Genre

• trueAdaptations
• trueIntroductory classics
• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

A simplified prose retelling of Shakespeare's play about two young people who defy their warring families' prejudices and dare to fall in love

Tone

• trueEmotionally intense

Writing style

• trueAttention-grabbing

Cataloging source

DLC

Citation source

• Bklst 12/01/1999
• SLJ Jan 2000
• VOYA 2001 no. 1
• PW 12/13/1999
• Child Cat 18th
• Bst Bk/Child 7th

Dewey number

822.3/3

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

PR2878.R6

LC item number

C68 1999

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Target audience

primary