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June 22, 2008

The Loser's Guide to Life and Love by A. E, Cannon

The Loser's Guide to Life and Love by A. E. Cannon is a reworking of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream re-crafted for a YA audience in modern day Salt Lake City, Utah. It's a love rectangle (as opposed to a love triangle) about four teenagers who are all smitten by others. It's a delightfully written story. Furthermore, this is particularly nice introduction to Shakespeare for middle school students - when they read the original later in life, this book gives them some familiarity with the story.

Even though this is a YA book and I am far from the intended audience, I enjoyed it immensely.

Posted by In Repair at June 22, 2008 08:14 PM

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