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Something Wicked
By Gratz, Alan M.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Gr 10-Up Horatio Wilkes, the teen sleuth from "Something Rotten" (Dial, 2007), takes on another case in this contemporary reworking of "Macbeth". He's attending a Scottish Highland Fair atop a mountain in Tennessee with his old buddy Mac, Mac's controlling girlfriend (named Beth, no less), and their families. Horatio doesn't like Beth, and his friendship with Mac becomes even more strained after a palm reader predicts that Mac will win the Highland decathlon and bec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Sharp-tongued, audacious Tennessean, Horatio (<i>Something Rotten</i>), attends the Scottish Highland Games with his friend Mac. Things go awry ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
To some readers, the language and settings of Shakespeare’s plays can seem distant and boring; conversely, some contemporary retellings that aim to make Shakespeare trendy or accessible end up stripping the emotional depth from the plays. Something Wicked, however, is an exceptional adaptation. Horatio’s friend, Mac, and Mac’s girlfriend, Beth, are the Macbeth and Lady Macbeth of this story. Beth’s constant ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
