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Title details for Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev - Available

Eyes Like Stars

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by Lisa Mantchev
Cynthia Bishop
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Beatrice Shakespeare Smith ("Bertie" for short) consorts daily with fairies, spirits, pirates, kings and queens. Left in infancy on the doorstep of the Theatre Illuminata, Bertie's confidants and acquaintances step from the pages of plays. When the Theatre decides to evict her from her home of seventeen years, Bertie fights to stay where she is as the curtain goes up on a drama of longing and discovery- with Bertie searching out the well-concealed secrets of her past. Infused with the love of the theater, Lisa Mantchev's first novel weaves a coming-of-age tale which is rich and sensual, screamingly funny, deeply mystical and ultimately joyous.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Theatre Illuminata

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 30, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781936223015
      • File size: 240777 KB
      • Duration: 08:21:37

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.3
    • Lexile® Measure: 740
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 20, 2009
      Beatrice Shakespeare Smith (aka Bertie, aka “the self-appointed Queen of Improvisation”) makes use of her creative skills to remain in her adoptive home, the magical Théâtre Illuminata. The characters from every play ever written are eternally bound to this particular stage by “The Book,” which contains all the scripts; Bertie's companions include Ariel from The Tempest
      , Hamlet
      's Ophelia and a smattering of fairies, among others. After a destructive incident involving a cannon, Bertie must prove that her contributions as an ordinary 17-year-old girl are “unique and valuable” or be cast out. But the theater is thrown into disarray when Ariel steals “The Book,” while Bertie's desire intensifies to uncover the truth about how she came to the theater. Mantchev's first novel feels dreamlike (plot points are often revealed during impromptu performances), yet underneath is a solid story about the search for happiness and identity. Inside jokes will delight drama club devotees (“Gertrude pointed at Macbeth, who was holding up a cruller and muttering, 'Is this a doughnut I see before me?' ”), but this passionate debut should attract a broader readership as well. Ages 12–up.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Cynthia Bishop leads a talented troupe of performers in this creative fantasy. Seventeen-year-old Beatrice Shakespeare Smith has a problem: Although she's lived her whole life in the Theatre Illuminata, her feisty high jinks have convinced the theater manager that it's time for her to go. She has one chance to prove she should stay. Unfortunately, it involves corralling the players--from Ophelia to pirates to chorus girls to Ariel--into a new production of HAMLET, battling a vengeful sea goddess, and dealing with her first romance. Every narrator delivers the kind of performance that audiobook fans dream of. For teenaged listeners interested in theater, EYES LIKE STARS is an ideal blend of narrative and vocal magic. M.L.K. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.3
  • Lexile® Measure:740
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for additional materials was made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.