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    Romeo and Juliet—Together (and Alive!) At Last
    Romeo and Juliet—Together (and Alive!) At Last
    Romeo and Juliet—Together (and Alive!) At Last
    Audiobook2 hours

    Romeo and Juliet—Together (and Alive!) At Last

    Written by Avi

    Narrated by Jeff Woodman

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    It's springtime at South Orange Middle School. Pete Saltz is in love with Anabelle, a girl in his eighth grade class, and she likes him, too. But they're both so shy, they won't even look at each other, much less show their feelings. It will take more than chance to get them together. Fortunately, Ed Sitrow, another eighth grader, has a master plan. He'll cast Pete and Anabelle in the lead roles of a school production of Romeo and Juliet. Then they will have to kiss each other in the last act. Soon the whole school is looking forward to the play-and the big scene. Avi has delighted countless young readers with his tales of high-spirited adventure. A former librarian, he has won a Newbery Honor Award, an O'Dell Award, a Christopher Award, and honors from the ALA for his works. Romeo and Juliet . is full of slapstick and excitement, and narrator Jeff Woodman's lighthearted performance heightens the fun.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 3, 2014
    ISBN9781490607955
    Romeo and Juliet—Together (and Alive!) At Last
    Author

    Avi

    Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at avi-writer.com.

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    • 5/5
      This is one of the few books I've had to set down so I could stop laughing long enough to breathe. I don't know why I find it so freaking hilarious. But I do! Excellent for any middle-school student who enjoys a quick, funny, read!
    • 4/5
      I might have gotten more out of this if I'd read the first book in the series, but I still thought this book was pretty cute.
    • 5/5
      Ed's best friend, Pete Saltz, has a problem. He's in love with Anabell Stackpoole and is utterly unable to do anything about it. When Ed realizes Saltz is in desperate need of love assistance, he and the rest of his class come up with a plan to do a production of Romeo and Juliet with Saltz and Anabell in the leading rolls. However, putting together a play in only two weeks turns out to be a little more difficult than Ed could have imagined. Okay, so this isn't really a young adult book like I anticipated, I'd say it is more for the elementary to tween reader. However, this adult (meaning me) found the book to be absolutely, gut wrenchingly hilarious!! I can't remember the last time I laughed as hard as I did while reading about this ill-fated production. The characters were quite endearing and were surprisingly developed for the story. I've never read anything by Avi before, but I'll have to keep an eye out for his books in the future, because whether it was written for kids or not, I loved this one.