Eyes like Stars

By Mantchev, Lisa

Publishers Summary:
All her world’s a stage. Bertie Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.She’s not an orphan, but she has no parents.She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own.That is, until now. Enter Stage Right NATE. Dashing pirate. Will do anything to protect Bertie. COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARD SEED, and PEASEBLOSSOM. Four tiny and incredibly annoying fairies. BERTIE’S sidekicks. ARIEL. Seductive air spirit and Bertie’s weakness. The symbol of impending doom. BERTIE. Our heroine. Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the actors of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book—an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family—and she is about to lose them all and the only home she has ever known. Lisa Mantchev has written a debut novel that is dramatic, romantic, and witty, with an irresistible and irreverent cast of characters who are sure to enchant the audience. Open Curtain

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ISBN
978-0-31238-096-0
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on August 1, 2009

Gr 8-Up Beatrice Shakespeare Smith, a sarcastic, likable 17-year-old, must find a way to make herself invaluable to the Théâtre Illuminata or she will be forced to leave the only home she has ever known. How she arrived at the theater as a baby is somewhat of a mystery, and through the years she has been allowed to run free and cause mayhem of one kind or another. Beatrice proposes to restage "Hamlet" set in ancient Egypt and promises it will be the sell-out performance that will restore the Théâtre to its former glory. If that were all...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

All the world is literally a stage for Bertie, who lives in a magical theater filled with wandering characters and quarrelsome depa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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