Romeo and Juliet [A Shakespeare Story] by Andrew Matthews

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This series gives young readers the chance to discover Shakespeare for themselves. Each book includes useful notes on the themes within the stories and a background to the Globe theatre.

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A re-telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in accessible English with illustrations about two young people who fall in love despite their families age-old feud.

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