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Long ago, prior to the emergence of John Hughes, Judy Blume, or any other contemporary author who wrote about the teenage experience and the various ups and downs that come with it, William Shakespeare had already taken up the mantle.

The Tempest

Hagseed by Margaret Atwood
Call Number: F ATWO
ISBN: 9781781090237
Publication Date: 2016
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
Call Number: F TYLE
ISBN: 9780099589877
Publication Date: 2017
Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
Call Number: F MANT
ISBN: 9780312608668
Publication Date: 2010-04-13

Novels Featuring Shakespeare as a Character

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Call Number: F OFAR
ISBN: 9781472223807
Publication Date: 2020
The Diary of William Shakespeare, Gentleman by Jackie French
Call Number: F FREN
ISBN: 9781460750575
Publication Date: 2020-03-24
King of Shadows by Susan Cooper
Call Number: F COOP
ISBN: 9781849412742
Publication Date: 2001
Where's Will by Anna Claybourne
Call Number: PB CLAY
ISBN: 9781782402282
Publication Date: 2015

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Call Number: F KAGA
ISBN: 9781741168693
Publication Date: 2010
This must be love by Tui Sutherland
Call Number: F SUTH
ISBN: 9780007199846
Publication Date: 2004
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Call Number: F MARR
ISBN: 0061214655
Publication Date: 2007-06-12

Macbeth

Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin
Call Number: SF CAPI
ISBN: 9780241404973
Publication Date: 2020
Wryd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Call Number: F PRAT
ISBN: 9781804990094
Publication Date: 2022
A Wrinkle in Time: the Graphic Novel by Madeleine L'Engle; Hope Larson (Illustrator)
Call Number: GN LENG
ISBN: 9780374386153
Publication Date: 2012-10-02
Lady Macbeth's daughter by Lisa Klein
Call Number: F KLEI
ISBN: 9780143203698
Publication Date: 2009
It's Mr Macbeth to you by Richard Baines
Call Number: A822.4 BAI
ISBN: 9781921085963
Publication Date: 2009
Mac/Beth by Michelle Ray
Call Number: F RAY
ISBN: 9781514776049
Publication Date: 2015-07-24
Lady MacBethad by Isabelle Schuler
Call Number: F SCHU
ISBN: 9781526647269
Publication Date: 2023
As I Descended by Robin Talley
Call Number: F TAL
ISBN: 9780008210113
Publication Date: 2016

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Enter the Body by Joy McCullough
Call Number: SF MCCU
ISBN: 9780593406755
Publication Date: 2023-03-14

Non-Fiction

Exit, pursued by a bear : Shakespeare's characters, plays, poems, history and stagecraft by Louise McConnell
Call Number: 822.33 D:MCC
ISBN: 9780747572121
Publication Date: 2003
Romeo and Juliet: York Notes Advanced - Everything You Need to Study and Prepare for the 2025 and 2026 Exams by William Shakespeare
Call Number: 822.33 U4:KEE
ISBN: 9780582823075
Publication Date: 2004-04-15
Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare) by SparkNotes
Call Number: 822.33 U3:SHA
ISBN: 1586638459
Publication Date: 2003-04-15
Penguin Pass Notes for GCSE Rome and Juliet by Susan Quilliam
Call Number: 822.33 U4:QUI
ISBN: 0140770240
Publication Date: 1985
Study notes and guide with commentary and criticism.
Shakespeare for Grown-Ups by E Foley
Call Number: 822.33 D:FOL
ISBN: 9780224098557
Publication Date: 2014
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film by Russell Jackson (Editor)
Call Number: 822.33 H:CAM
ISBN: 0521639751
Publication Date: 2000
Mastering Shakespeare by Richard Gill
Call Number: 822.33 D:GIL
ISBN: 0333698738
Publication Date: 1998-11-11
Shakespeare and Happiness by Kathleen French
Call Number: 822.33 D:FRE
ISBN: 9780367742201
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
Shakespeare by Kiernan Ryan
Call Number: 822.33 D:RYA
ISBN: 0333781988
Publication Date: 2001-11-07
Reading Shakespeare Historically by Lisa Jardine
Call Number: 822.33 D:JAR
ISBN: 0415134900
Publication Date: 1996-05-02

Hamlet

Hamlet: A Novel by John Marsden
Call Number: F MARS
ISBN: 9781921520495
Publication Date: 2008
Ophelia by Lisa Klein
Call Number: F KLEI
ISBN: 9781582348018
Publication Date: 2006-10-31
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Call Number: F WRO
ISBN: 9780007285471
Publication Date: 2008
Hamlet Is Not OK by R. A. Spratt
Call Number: F SPRA
ISBN: 9780143779278
Publication Date: 2024-03-12
Ophelia: Queen of Denmark by Jackie French
Call Number: F FREN
ISBN: 9780732298524
Publication Date: 2021-01-26
A Wounded Name by Dot Hutchison
Call Number: F HUTC
ISBN: 9781467708876
Publication Date: 2013-09-01

Julius Caesar

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Call Number: F CORM
ISBN: 9780375829871
Publication Date: 2004-09-14

The Winters Tale

The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson
Call Number: F WINT
ISBN: 9780099598190
Publication Date: 2016

The Taming of the Shrew

If I'm Being Honest by Emily Wibberley; Austin Siegemund-Broka
Call Number: F WIBB
ISBN: 0451481097
Publication Date: 2019-04-23

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North
Call Number: F NORT
ISBN: 9780356508535
Publication Date: 2016
The most excellent and lamentable tragedy of Romeo.and.Juliet by Margaret Early
Call Number: PB EARL
ISBN: 0850918898
Publication Date: 1998
The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye
Call Number: F SKYE
ISBN: 9781035400331
Publication Date: 2023
The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper
Call Number: F HARP
ISBN: 9780061366932
Publication Date: 2010-05-04
In Love with Juliet by Richard Baines
Call Number: A822.4 BAI
ISBN: 9781921085987
Publication Date: 2009
After Juliet by Sharman Macdonald
Call Number: 822.914 MAC
ISBN: 9780571206148
Publication Date: 1999
Romeo and Juliet and vampires by Claudia Gabel
Call Number: F SHAK
ISBN: 9780007365449
Publication Date: 2010
Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker
Call Number: SF BARK
ISBN: 9781760297152
Publication Date: 2021
Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls
Call Number: F NICH
ISBN: 9781444715415
Publication Date: 2019
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Call Number: F GREE
ISBN: 9780143567592
Publication Date: 2012
Under a Dancing Star by Laura Wood
Call Number: F WOOD
ISBN: 9781407192406
Publication Date: 2019
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Call Number: SF MARI
ISBN: 9780099583820
Publication Date: 2013
Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
Call Number: F DUG
ISBN: 9780525516286
Publication Date: 2020-04-21
Dreamers Often Lie by Jacqueline West
Call Number: F WEST
ISBN: 9780803738638
Publication Date: 2016-04-05

Othello

I, Iago by Nicole Galland
Call Number: F GALL
ISBN: 9780062026873
Publication Date: 2012-04-24
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
Call Number: F CHEV
ISBN: 9781781090329
Publication Date: 2017
Desdemona by Toni Morrison
Call Number: 812.54 MOR
ISBN: 9781849433891
Publication Date: 2012-07-19

Graphic Novels

The Merchant of Venice: a Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds (Illustrator)
Call Number: 822.33 P3:HIN
ISBN: 9780763630256
Publication Date: 2008-05-22
Brick Shakespeare by John McCann; Monica Sweeney; Becky Thomas
Call Number: 822.33 SHA
ISBN: 9781626363038
Publication Date: 2013
Graphic Shakespeare by William Shakespeare; Jim Pipe (Retold by); Penko Gelev (Illustrator)
Call Number: GN GRAP
ISBN: 9781908973030
Publication Date: 2013
Shakespeare's Hamlet by Nicki Greenberg (Adapted by); William Shakespeare (Original Author)
Call Number: 822.33 S7:SHA
ISBN: 9781741756425
Publication Date: 2015-04-01