First comes love, then comes madness in this provocative, debut YA retelling of Hamlet, told from the point of view of a modern-day Ophelia.
Michelle Ray is a graduate of Tufts University where she majored in drama with a focus on theater history and literature. For the last twelve years she has taught English to elementary and middle-schoolers, and is currently an English and Reading teacher in a middle school magnet program for the humanities. This is her first novel.
Inventive and brazen... Everything here is engaging... There is much for modern girls to love in Falling for Hamlet... it's the original girl story, about boys and love. - The New York Times Book Review[Falling for Hamlet] might even win Shakespeare a few new fans. Recommended. - Library Media ConectionTo read or not to read will never be the question for Falling for Hamlet. Michelle Ray's clever debut gives readers an Ophelia who is in turns humorous, clever, and full of girl power. I'm simply mad for this book! - Elizabeth Eulberg, author of Prom & Prejudice and The Lonely Hearts ClubSexy and searing, Falling for Hamlet is much more than a riveting retelling of a Shakespearean classic. Michelle Ray has crafted an artful story of a girl who comes unapologetically and forcefully into her own. - Justina Chen, author of North of Beautiful
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