Cadie is a happy teenage girl, involved in her HS Drama program, working on a production of Much Ado About Nothing. She gets along great with her dad, who run a small bookstore. Her mom is the principal of Cadie’s Quaker school. Everything is great with Cadie until a secret from the past is revealed: Cadie has a half-sister, just a few months older, which means that Cadie’s dad had an affair while married to Cadie’s mom. Now, this sister, Elizabeth, is coming to live with her new family. There’s no choice about it, as Elizabeth’s mother has died. How will these girls get along? How will Cadie’s younger brother react? What will happen to Cadie’s good relationship with her dad? And what about her parents’ marriage?
This coming of age novel will appeal to young adult readers who enjoy drama, literally and figuratively.
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A Midsummer NIght’s Dream: The Graphic Novel
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, another volume in Gale’s Classic Graphic Novel Collection, did not disappoint. I have read and enjoyed several in this collection and this one is very good. The illustrations change color pallette depending on the location of the action, the characters involved or the type of action. The language is simplified; very little of the text is in Shakespeare’s original words, although occasionally speeches are in the original. I can’t figure out if there is a pattern behind which speeches retain the bard’s own words. However, that does not distract from the graphic novel. The art is well-done; the layout draws the reader into the story. I would highly recommend this series.