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9781589881051 English 1589881052 "Juliet Capulet would find a worthy BFF in Beatrice Bunson."--Cordelia Frances Biddle, author of the Martha Beale mystery series "Cohen has made an essential classic cool."--Beth Kephart, author of Going Over High school begins, and to Beatrice Bunson nothing is the same, not even her best friend, Nan. The "new" Nan doesn't hang out with Bea; she's running for Student Council and going to parties and avoiding Bea at lunchtime. The boys who were gross in middle school have become surprisingly polite, while the "cool" kids are still a mystery. Bea's older sister, meanwhile, acts like she's living in a soap opera. On the bright side, there's English class with Mr. Martin, where Beatrice discovers that Shakespeare has something to say about almost everything--and that nothing in life is as dramatic as Romeo and Juliet . But when Nan gets in over her head in her new social life, it's up to Beatrice to restore her reputation--and she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. One of them, the slightly brainy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home, is definitely kind of cute, and probably dateable. (Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school.) As Beatrice and her classmates tackle Romeo and Juliet , they unveil the subtleties of the play as well as broader lessons of love, family, honor, and misunderstandings. Guided by Mr. Martin, these ninth-graders help us to understand Shakespeare, as Shakespeare helps them begin to understand themselves. "Warning to teachers of high school Shakespeare classes: be prepared to revise your lesson plan."--Gillian Murray Kendall, Smith College "Ideal for those who are charmed by the romance of Shakespeare. And who isn't?"-- Kirkus Reviews "Teens shouldn't be without a copy of this sparkling novel."-- Foreword Reviews "An entertaining work for those who enjoy quick reads with realistic characters. For fans of Meg Cabot's books"-- School Library Journal "A deftly crafted novel...highly recommended addition to both high school and community library YA Fiction collections."-- Midwest Book Review Paula Marantz Cohen 's novels include Suzanne Davis Gets a Life (Paul Dry Books 2014), Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death and the SATs , and What Alice Knew . She teaches English at Drexel University., "Juliet Capulet would find a worthy BFF in Beatrice Bunson."Cordelia Frances Biddle, author of the Martha Beale mystery series"Cohen has made an essential classic cool."Beth Kephart, author of "Going Over"High school begins, and to Beatrice Bunson nothing is the same, not even her best friend, Nan. The "new" Nan doesn't hang out with Bea; she's running for Student Council and going to parties and avoiding Bea at lunchtime. The boys who were gross in middle school have become surprisingly polite, while the "cool" kids are still a mystery. Bea's older sister, meanwhile, acts like she's living in a soap opera.On the bright side, there's English class with Mr. Martin, where Beatrice discovers that Shakespeare has something to say about almost everythingand that nothing in life is as dramatic as "Romeo and Juliet."But when Nan gets in over her head in her new social life, it's up to Beatrice to restore her reputationand she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. One of them, the slightly brainy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home, is definitely kind of cute, and probably dateable. (Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school.)As Beatrice and her classmates tackle "Romeo and Juliet," they unveil the subtleties of the play as well as broader lessons of love, family, honor, and misunderstandings. Guided by Mr. Martin, these ninth-graders help us to understand Shakespeare, as Shakespeare helps them begin to understand themselves."Warning to teachers of high school Shakespeare classes: be prepared to revise your lesson plan."Gillian Murray Kendall, Smith College"Ideal for those who are charmed by the romance of Shakespeare. And who isn't?""Kirkus Reviews"Paula Marantz Cohen's novels include "Suzanne Davis Gets a Life" (Paul Dry Books 2014), "Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death and the SATs," and "What Alice Knew." She teaches English at Drexel University.", High school begins and nothing is the same for Beatrice Bunson, not even her best friend. The new Nan doesn't hang out with Bea after school snacking on Twizzlers and Yoo-hooinstead she's running for student council and going to parties and ditching Bea at lunch. The boys who were gross in middle school are getting surprisingly polite, while Bea's crush seems more distant than ever, and Bea's older sister acts like she's living in a soap opera.The one good thing is English class, where Beatrice is realizing that Shakespeare has something to say about everything, and nothing in her life is as dramatic as "Romeo and Juliet."But then Nan gets in over her head in her new social life and it's up to Bea to restore her friend's reputationand she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school, and the girl who's so perfect she always gets chosen to read Juliet's lines might also be the girl to provide a helping hand in a crisis. And the annoying boys from Bea's English class can also be fun to hang out with. And the kind of nerdy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home is also definitely cute, and probably dateable.Cohen unravels "Romeo and Juliet" with insight and humor, deftly using the thoughts and perceptions of teenagers to unveil the subtleties of the play, as well as the broader lessons on love, family, misunderstandings, and the power of the sonnet that it has to offer. As Beatrice and her classmatesguided by a young teacher who creates an air of camaraderie and confidence among his studentshelp the reader understand Shakespeare, Shakespeare begins to help these ninth graders understand themselves.Paula Marantz Cohen is a distinguished professor of English at Drexel University and the author of the novels "Suzanne Davis Gets a Life," "Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death and the SATs," and "What Alice Knew."", High school begins and nothing is the same, not even Beatrice's best friend, who now goes to keg-parties with the "cool kids" and ditches Beatrice at lunch. But it's surprisingly fun to eat lunch with the boys from her English class, to find that "popular" Julia Carmichael is reliable in crisis, and cute-nerdy Adam's enthusiasm for Shakespeare matches Beatrice's own.Paula Marantz Cohen is a distinguished professor of English at Drexel University and the author of the novels "Suzanne Davis Gets a Life," "Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love," "Death and the SATs," ""and "What Alice Knew.", High school begins, and it seems to Beatrice Bunson that nothing is the same, not even her best friend, Nan. The "new" Nan doesn't hang out with Bea after school; instead she's running for Student Council and going to parties and avoiding Bea at lunchtime. The boys who were gross in middle school have become surprisingly polite, while the "cool" kids are still a mystery. Bea's older sister, meanwhile, acts like she's living in a soap opera.On the bright side, there's English class with Mr. Martin, where Beatrice discovers that Shakespeare has something to say about almost everythingand that nothing in life is as dramatic as "Romeo and Juliet."But when Nan gets in over her head in her new social life, it's up to Beatrice to restore her reputationand she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. One of them, the slightly brainy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home, is definitely kind of cute, and probably dateable. (Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school.)As Beatrice and her classmates tackle "Romeo and Juliet," they unveil the subtleties of the play as well as broader lessons of love, family, honor, and misunderstandings. Guided by Mr. Martin, these ninth-graders help us to understand Shakespeare, as Shakespeare helps them begin to understand themselves.""Beatrice Bunson's Guide to Romeo and Juliet" whisked me straight back to my own high school days, when I read Juliet beside a Romeo I'd long blushingly admired. Shakespeare was talking to me, I was sure, but I wasn't always precisely sure what he was sayinga confusion I would have never experienced had I had this smart, tender story within a story at hand. Explicating the secret codes of heady teen romance with as much sagacity as she deciphers Shakespearean sonnets and wit, Cohen has made an essential classic cool."Beth Kephart, author of "Going Over," "One Thing Stolen," and "This Is the Story of You""Paula Marantz Cohen hits all the right notes in her charming, wise and heart-stirring tale of teen angst, young love, betrayal and loyalty. Beatrice 'Bea' Bunson makes a spunky heroine, a member of the 'smart set' who's too self-deprecating to recognize her worth as she navigates high-school cliques, family dramas, and not-so-secret crushes. Reading "Romeo and Juliet" for an English class, Bea ponders the weighty issues of honor and courage, and then finds those forces impacting her life. I couldn't help but picture Juliet time-traveling to a 21st century teen environmentand then went one step further and imagined Shakespeare's young heroine coping with tense school lunches and clandestine beer parties. Juliet Capulet would find a worthy BFF in Beatrice Bunson."Cordelia Frances Biddle, author of the Martha Beale mystery series"This is a charming book. The story of Romeo and Juliet intertwines with the more comic vicissitudes (SAT word) of Beatrice Bunson's first year in high school. Paula Marantz Cohen clearly knows both Shakespeare and ninth graders. Warning to teachers of high school Shakespeare classes: be prepared to revise your lesson plan."Gillian Murray Kendall, professor of English Language and Literature (and Shakespeare scholar), Smith College"Her discussions of plot, language, and thematic elements will serve young scholars better than SparkNotes. Ideal for those who are charmed by the romance of Shakespeare. And who isn't?""Kirkus Reviews"Paula Marantz Cohen's novels include "Suzanne Davis Gets a Life" (Paul Dry Books 2014), "Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death and the SATs," and "What Alice Knew." She teaches English at Drexel University.", High school begins, and to Beatrice Bunson nothing is the same, not even her best friend, Nan. The "new" Nan doesn't hang out with Bea after school; instead she's running for Student Council and going to parties and avoiding Bea at lunchtime. The boys who were gross in middle school have become surprisingly polite, while the "cool" kids are still a mystery. Bea's older sister, meanwhile, acts like she's living in a soap opera. On the bright side, there's English class with Mr. Martin, where Beatrice discovers that Shakespeare has something to say about almost everythingand that nothing in life is as dramatic as Romeo and Juliet. But when Nan gets in over her head in her new social life, it's up to Beatrice to restore her reputationand she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. One of them, the slightly brainy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home, is definitely kind of cute, and probably dateable. (Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school). As Beatrice and her classmates tackle Romeo and Juliet, they unveil the subtleties of the play as well as broader lessons of love, family, honor, and misunderstandings. Guided by Mr. Martin, these ninth-graders help us to understand Shakespeare, as Shakespeare helps them begin to understand themselves.
9781589881051 English 1589881052 "Juliet Capulet would find a worthy BFF in Beatrice Bunson."--Cordelia Frances Biddle, author of the Martha Beale mystery series "Cohen has made an essential classic cool."--Beth Kephart, author of Going Over High school begins, and to Beatrice Bunson nothing is the same, not even her best friend, Nan. The "new" Nan doesn't hang out with Bea; she's running for Student Council and going to parties and avoiding Bea at lunchtime. The boys who were gross in middle school have become surprisingly polite, while the "cool" kids are still a mystery. Bea's older sister, meanwhile, acts like she's living in a soap opera. On the bright side, there's English class with Mr. Martin, where Beatrice discovers that Shakespeare has something to say about almost everything--and that nothing in life is as dramatic as Romeo and Juliet . But when Nan gets in over her head in her new social life, it's up to Beatrice to restore her reputation--and she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. One of them, the slightly brainy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home, is definitely kind of cute, and probably dateable. (Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school.) As Beatrice and her classmates tackle Romeo and Juliet , they unveil the subtleties of the play as well as broader lessons of love, family, honor, and misunderstandings. Guided by Mr. Martin, these ninth-graders help us to understand Shakespeare, as Shakespeare helps them begin to understand themselves. "Warning to teachers of high school Shakespeare classes: be prepared to revise your lesson plan."--Gillian Murray Kendall, Smith College "Ideal for those who are charmed by the romance of Shakespeare. And who isn't?"-- Kirkus Reviews "Teens shouldn't be without a copy of this sparkling novel."-- Foreword Reviews "An entertaining work for those who enjoy quick reads with realistic characters. For fans of Meg Cabot's books"-- School Library Journal "A deftly crafted novel...highly recommended addition to both high school and community library YA Fiction collections."-- Midwest Book Review Paula Marantz Cohen 's novels include Suzanne Davis Gets a Life (Paul Dry Books 2014), Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death and the SATs , and What Alice Knew . She teaches English at Drexel University., "Juliet Capulet would find a worthy BFF in Beatrice Bunson."Cordelia Frances Biddle, author of the Martha Beale mystery series"Cohen has made an essential classic cool."Beth Kephart, author of "Going Over"High school begins, and to Beatrice Bunson nothing is the same, not even her best friend, Nan. The "new" Nan doesn't hang out with Bea; she's running for Student Council and going to parties and avoiding Bea at lunchtime. The boys who were gross in middle school have become surprisingly polite, while the "cool" kids are still a mystery. Bea's older sister, meanwhile, acts like she's living in a soap opera.On the bright side, there's English class with Mr. Martin, where Beatrice discovers that Shakespeare has something to say about almost everythingand that nothing in life is as dramatic as "Romeo and Juliet."But when Nan gets in over her head in her new social life, it's up to Beatrice to restore her reputationand she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. One of them, the slightly brainy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home, is definitely kind of cute, and probably dateable. (Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school.)As Beatrice and her classmates tackle "Romeo and Juliet," they unveil the subtleties of the play as well as broader lessons of love, family, honor, and misunderstandings. Guided by Mr. Martin, these ninth-graders help us to understand Shakespeare, as Shakespeare helps them begin to understand themselves."Warning to teachers of high school Shakespeare classes: be prepared to revise your lesson plan."Gillian Murray Kendall, Smith College"Ideal for those who are charmed by the romance of Shakespeare. And who isn't?""Kirkus Reviews"Paula Marantz Cohen's novels include "Suzanne Davis Gets a Life" (Paul Dry Books 2014), "Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death and the SATs," and "What Alice Knew." She teaches English at Drexel University.", High school begins and nothing is the same for Beatrice Bunson, not even her best friend. The new Nan doesn't hang out with Bea after school snacking on Twizzlers and Yoo-hooinstead she's running for student council and going to parties and ditching Bea at lunch. The boys who were gross in middle school are getting surprisingly polite, while Bea's crush seems more distant than ever, and Bea's older sister acts like she's living in a soap opera.The one good thing is English class, where Beatrice is realizing that Shakespeare has something to say about everything, and nothing in her life is as dramatic as "Romeo and Juliet."But then Nan gets in over her head in her new social life and it's up to Bea to restore her friend's reputationand she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school, and the girl who's so perfect she always gets chosen to read Juliet's lines might also be the girl to provide a helping hand in a crisis. And the annoying boys from Bea's English class can also be fun to hang out with. And the kind of nerdy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home is also definitely cute, and probably dateable.Cohen unravels "Romeo and Juliet" with insight and humor, deftly using the thoughts and perceptions of teenagers to unveil the subtleties of the play, as well as the broader lessons on love, family, misunderstandings, and the power of the sonnet that it has to offer. As Beatrice and her classmatesguided by a young teacher who creates an air of camaraderie and confidence among his studentshelp the reader understand Shakespeare, Shakespeare begins to help these ninth graders understand themselves.Paula Marantz Cohen is a distinguished professor of English at Drexel University and the author of the novels "Suzanne Davis Gets a Life," "Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death and the SATs," and "What Alice Knew."", High school begins and nothing is the same, not even Beatrice's best friend, who now goes to keg-parties with the "cool kids" and ditches Beatrice at lunch. But it's surprisingly fun to eat lunch with the boys from her English class, to find that "popular" Julia Carmichael is reliable in crisis, and cute-nerdy Adam's enthusiasm for Shakespeare matches Beatrice's own.Paula Marantz Cohen is a distinguished professor of English at Drexel University and the author of the novels "Suzanne Davis Gets a Life," "Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love," "Death and the SATs," ""and "What Alice Knew.", High school begins, and it seems to Beatrice Bunson that nothing is the same, not even her best friend, Nan. The "new" Nan doesn't hang out with Bea after school; instead she's running for Student Council and going to parties and avoiding Bea at lunchtime. The boys who were gross in middle school have become surprisingly polite, while the "cool" kids are still a mystery. Bea's older sister, meanwhile, acts like she's living in a soap opera.On the bright side, there's English class with Mr. Martin, where Beatrice discovers that Shakespeare has something to say about almost everythingand that nothing in life is as dramatic as "Romeo and Juliet."But when Nan gets in over her head in her new social life, it's up to Beatrice to restore her reputationand she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. One of them, the slightly brainy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home, is definitely kind of cute, and probably dateable. (Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school.)As Beatrice and her classmates tackle "Romeo and Juliet," they unveil the subtleties of the play as well as broader lessons of love, family, honor, and misunderstandings. Guided by Mr. Martin, these ninth-graders help us to understand Shakespeare, as Shakespeare helps them begin to understand themselves.""Beatrice Bunson's Guide to Romeo and Juliet" whisked me straight back to my own high school days, when I read Juliet beside a Romeo I'd long blushingly admired. Shakespeare was talking to me, I was sure, but I wasn't always precisely sure what he was sayinga confusion I would have never experienced had I had this smart, tender story within a story at hand. Explicating the secret codes of heady teen romance with as much sagacity as she deciphers Shakespearean sonnets and wit, Cohen has made an essential classic cool."Beth Kephart, author of "Going Over," "One Thing Stolen," and "This Is the Story of You""Paula Marantz Cohen hits all the right notes in her charming, wise and heart-stirring tale of teen angst, young love, betrayal and loyalty. Beatrice 'Bea' Bunson makes a spunky heroine, a member of the 'smart set' who's too self-deprecating to recognize her worth as she navigates high-school cliques, family dramas, and not-so-secret crushes. Reading "Romeo and Juliet" for an English class, Bea ponders the weighty issues of honor and courage, and then finds those forces impacting her life. I couldn't help but picture Juliet time-traveling to a 21st century teen environmentand then went one step further and imagined Shakespeare's young heroine coping with tense school lunches and clandestine beer parties. Juliet Capulet would find a worthy BFF in Beatrice Bunson."Cordelia Frances Biddle, author of the Martha Beale mystery series"This is a charming book. The story of Romeo and Juliet intertwines with the more comic vicissitudes (SAT word) of Beatrice Bunson's first year in high school. Paula Marantz Cohen clearly knows both Shakespeare and ninth graders. Warning to teachers of high school Shakespeare classes: be prepared to revise your lesson plan."Gillian Murray Kendall, professor of English Language and Literature (and Shakespeare scholar), Smith College"Her discussions of plot, language, and thematic elements will serve young scholars better than SparkNotes. Ideal for those who are charmed by the romance of Shakespeare. And who isn't?""Kirkus Reviews"Paula Marantz Cohen's novels include "Suzanne Davis Gets a Life" (Paul Dry Books 2014), "Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death and the SATs," and "What Alice Knew." She teaches English at Drexel University.", High school begins, and to Beatrice Bunson nothing is the same, not even her best friend, Nan. The "new" Nan doesn't hang out with Bea after school; instead she's running for Student Council and going to parties and avoiding Bea at lunchtime. The boys who were gross in middle school have become surprisingly polite, while the "cool" kids are still a mystery. Bea's older sister, meanwhile, acts like she's living in a soap opera. On the bright side, there's English class with Mr. Martin, where Beatrice discovers that Shakespeare has something to say about almost everythingand that nothing in life is as dramatic as Romeo and Juliet. But when Nan gets in over her head in her new social life, it's up to Beatrice to restore her reputationand she may need to make a few new friends to pull it off. One of them, the slightly brainy guy that Beatrice meets at her grandmother's retirement home, is definitely kind of cute, and probably dateable. (Fortunately, nothing is the same in high school). As Beatrice and her classmates tackle Romeo and Juliet, they unveil the subtleties of the play as well as broader lessons of love, family, honor, and misunderstandings. Guided by Mr. Martin, these ninth-graders help us to understand Shakespeare, as Shakespeare helps them begin to understand themselves.