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Post by logically on Apr 10, 2010 16:15:45 GMT -5
Lisa Mantchev (websitewrote Eyes Like Stars and its soon to be released sequel, Perchance to Dream.
Here's a summary (taken from Amazon) of Eyes: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, the story line would be fairly straightforward. However, the Théâtre Illuminata is no ordinary theater. Characters from the world's major plays live inside, summoned forth by pinning a note on the Call Board. They are bound to the physical confines of the theater by the pages in The Complete Works of the Stage, an enchanted book. Scene changes happen magically by command, though human Properties and Scenic Managers argue over which pieces belong to whom. The fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream provide the comic relief, and Ariel and Ophelia provide some of the action.
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Post by Ivy on Apr 11, 2010 7:29:25 GMT -5
I really want to read Eyes Like Stars!
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Post by logically on Apr 11, 2010 18:33:12 GMT -5
I just started it and so far it's pretty good! I'll let you know when I have the review up.
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