Klein, Lisa (2006). Ophelia. New York: Bloomsbury U.S.A. 328 pages.

Summary and Evaluation: What if we weren't getting the full story in Hamlet? Lisa Klein reimagines Shakespeare's play from the point of view of Ophelia. The novel opens with a letter to Ophelia telling her of the events that end the play (i.e. nearly everyone dies), then jumps ( Read more... )

Pullman, Philip (1986). The Shadow in the North. New York: Laurel-Leaf Books. 361 pages.

Summary and Evaluation: This sequel to The Ruby in the Smoke picks up six years later. Sally Lockhart now has her own financial consulting firm in addition to co-owning a photography studio with her friend Fred's Uncle Webster. Fred Garland, photographer, and ( Read more... )

Bray, Libba (2003). A Great and Terrible Beauty. New York: Delacorte Press. 403 pages.

Summary and Evaluation: Sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle is sent to the Spence Academy after a family tragedy. She attracts the disdain of the school's most popular girls, Felicity and Pippa, as they see her as little better than a charity case, but this Victorian ( Read more... )