The Shakespeare Stealer

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Author: Gary Blackwood

Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama.

Genre: Historical Fiction, YA

a young boy putting a script in his bag, backstage with an actor on stage performing the scene from hamlet where he is making a speech to Yorick's skull