Being that i am now in a masters program for childhood education i have been reading a lot more children’s books. I can’t say i’ve been disappointed, quite the contrary. It should be abvious to many of you why i took to this title. For those of you who don’t know, Shakespeare is one of my most favorite writers, and anything that can possibly get young people to read the bard is worth a look.

It uses historical facts, speeches, poetry and pictures to piece together who is the real Shakespeare. All while conquering the sixth grade. Set as a mystery looking for a famous diamond that belonged to none other than Anne Boleyn. For those historians among you will note that Shakespeare and Anne were not contempraries, hence the mystery. The book makes such wonderful use of primary sources, even sneaking in Emily Dickinson, who is also not contemprary to the main historical figures nor is she even English.