First published 2017
Viola and Sebastian are twins who decide to trade places, setting off a chain of romantic confusion in Twelfth Night. Their identity swap leads to mistaken affections and bewildering courtships as neither suitor knows who they're really pursuing. In ancient Rome, Julius Caesar discovers that conspiracy surrounds him. Those he trusts most plot his death, and political assassination threatens from every direction. King Leontes faces a different kind of destruction in The Winter's Tale. Jealousy takes hold of his mind, driving him to suspect his wife without cause. His baseless accusations destroy his family and send him spiraling into grief and madness. Chris Powling adapts these three Shakespeare plays for young readers, keeping the emotional power and dramatic tension of the originals while making the language and situations clear for children to follow.
Genres: fiction, drama, adaptations, classics, historical-fiction, shakespeare
Vibes: emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, mistaken-identity
Setting: Ancient Rome, Twelfth Night
Period: Ancient History, Shakespearean Era
96 pages · Paperback · Oxford University Press