Saving Juliet
by Suzanne Selfors
by Suzanne Selfors
SAVING JULIET by Suzanne Selfors
Category: Fantasy
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 2/5/08
Publisher: Walker Books
Reviewed by: Marta Morrison
Rating: 5 Stars
"This above all: to thine own self be true." Shakespeare. This was the underlying theme in this excellent story about
growing up.
Mimi Wallingford is the last in line of a Shakespearean acting family. All her mother wants her to do is be a
Shakespearean actress in New York at the family theater. All 17-year-old Mimi wants is to be a normal teenager.
She wants to go to college in Los Angeles and study medicine. She wants to see the world. When we first meet Mimi,
she is playing Juliet. Her Romeo is teen pop star, Troy Summer, who has ego problems. Mimi is attracted to Troy but
can't believe he would ever look twice at her.
After having a very bad evening, she and Troy are transported to the very real story of Romeo and Juliet. She meets
both of the main characters and is surprised when Juliet is having the same problems with her mother as she is with her
own.
Lady Capulet is a major villain in this story. Mimi and Troy learn many lessons and help Juliet and Romeo find their
destinies, while getting the confidence to solve their own problems. They also do this with an incredibly happy ending.
It is very gratifying to have another story based on the classic Shakespeare story. I loved the way that the author headed
each chapter with a quote from Shakespeare which applied to the chapter and the story line. I really enjoyed this book,
and if I was a ninth-grade teacher I would have my class read this after we studied Romeo and Juliet; but, alas, I am
only a fifth-grade teacher!
Category: Fantasy
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 2/5/08
Publisher: Walker Books
Reviewed by: Marta Morrison
Rating: 5 Stars
"This above all: to thine own self be true." Shakespeare. This was the underlying theme in this excellent story about
growing up.
Mimi Wallingford is the last in line of a Shakespearean acting family. All her mother wants her to do is be a
Shakespearean actress in New York at the family theater. All 17-year-old Mimi wants is to be a normal teenager.
She wants to go to college in Los Angeles and study medicine. She wants to see the world. When we first meet Mimi,
she is playing Juliet. Her Romeo is teen pop star, Troy Summer, who has ego problems. Mimi is attracted to Troy but
can't believe he would ever look twice at her.
After having a very bad evening, she and Troy are transported to the very real story of Romeo and Juliet. She meets
both of the main characters and is surprised when Juliet is having the same problems with her mother as she is with her
own.
Lady Capulet is a major villain in this story. Mimi and Troy learn many lessons and help Juliet and Romeo find their
destinies, while getting the confidence to solve their own problems. They also do this with an incredibly happy ending.
It is very gratifying to have another story based on the classic Shakespeare story. I loved the way that the author headed
each chapter with a quote from Shakespeare which applied to the chapter and the story line. I really enjoyed this book,
and if I was a ninth-grade teacher I would have my class read this after we studied Romeo and Juliet; but, alas, I am
only a fifth-grade teacher!