Talk Like Shakespeare Day

 

Talk like Shakespeare Day is almost upon us, (April 23).  Initially, one may think that "Talk Like Shakespeare Day" might be a bit intimidating but in truth, there are1700 words that Shakespeare is said to have been created/introduced/just happened to write down before anyone else...  Words like "alligator", "varied", "zany", and even "puppy dog".(Shakespeare's Words -shakespear.org)  Now just pepper your language with some archaic pronouns and adverbs and thou wouldst verily find thine lexicon greatly altered, 

40 Common Words and Phrases Shakespeare Invented

Words Shakespeare Invented

Talk Like Shakespeare Day

Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk by Sutcliffe, Jane

Shakespeare loved words. He picked up phrases; he made up new words-- and then he put them together in extraordinary ways and used them in his plays. We bump into his words all the time, four hundred years later, and we don't even know it! Discover the ways that his words changed the way we talk.

That Way Madness Lies: Fifteen of William Shakespeare's Most Notable Works Reimagined

A collection of reimaginings of Shakespeare's plays and poetry by young adult authors.

William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Doescher, Ian

A retelling of Star Wars in the style of Shakespeare, in which a wise Jedi knight, an evil Sith lord, a beautiful captive princess, and a young hero coming of age reflect the valor and villainy of the Bard's greatest plays.

Vinegar Girl: The Taming of the Shrew retold by Tyler, Anne

Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work - her pre-school charges adore her, but their parents don't always appreciate her unusual opinions and forthright manner.

Dr. Battista has other problems. After years out in the academic wilderness, he is on the verge of a breakthrough. His research could help millions. There's only one problem: his brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. And without Pyotr, all would be lost.

When Dr. Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, he's relying - as usual - on Kate to help him. Kate is furious: this time he's really asking too much. But will she be able to resist the two men's touchingly ludicrous campaign to bring her around?

Verona Comics by Dugan, Jennifer

Told in two voices, cellist Jubilee and anxiety-ridden Ridley meet at a comic con where both of their families have booths, and begin a relationship they must hide from their parents.

New Boy by Chevalier, Tracy

Starting his fifth school in five years, Osei Kokote, a diplomat's son, hoping to survive his first day becomes friends with Dee, the most popular girl in school, but Ian is determined to destroy the budding friendship.

The Steep & Thorny way by Winters, Cat

"A sixteen-year-old biracial girl in rural Oregon in the 1920s searches for the truth about her father's death while avoiding trouble from the Ku Klux Klan in this YA historical novel inspired by Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'"-- Provided by publisher.

A Thousand Acres by Smiley, Jane

"The only hardcover edition of Jane Smiley's most famous novel--King Lear on an Iowa farm--which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. With a new introduction. This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm among his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will, which sets in motion a chain of events that brings dark truths to light. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, A Thousand Acres spins the most fundamental themes of truth, justice, love, and pride into a universally acclaimed masterpiece"-- Provided by publisher.

Exit, Pursued by a Bear by Johnston, E. K.

At cheerleading camp, Hermione is drugged and raped, but she is not sure whether it was one of her teammates or a boy on another team--and in the aftermath, she has to deal with the rumors in her small Ontario town, the often awkward reaction of her classmates, the rejection of her boyfriend, the discovery that her best friend, Polly, is gay, and above all the need to remember what happened so that the guilty boy can be brought to justice.

Enter Three Witches: a story of Macbeth by Cooney, Caroline B.

When her father betrays the Scottish king and is hung as a traitor, Lady Mary's future is bleak after she loses her only true protector and ends up locked away in the tower by the powerful and deadly Lord and lady Macbeth.

Pop Shakespeare Series

Take Her Down by Whalen, Lauren Emily

Overnight, Bronwyn St. James goes from junior class queen to daughter of an imprisoned felon, and she lands in the care of her aunt and younger cousin Cass, a competitive cheerleader who Bronwyn barely knows. Life gets worse when her ex-best friend, the always-cool Jude Cuthbert, ostracizes Bronwyn from the queer social elite for dating a boy, Porter Kendrick.

Bronwyn and Jude are both running for student body president, and that means war. But after Bronwyn, Porter, and Cass share a video of Jude in a compromising position, Jude suddenly goes missing. No one has seen her for weeks and it might be all Bronwyn's fault.

Will Jude ever be found? Or will Bronwyn finally have to reckon with what she's won--and what she's lost?