The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

Name: The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life
Brand: Second Story Press
SKU: 9781772601213
Price: 13.95 CAD
Availability: InStock

By Dani Jansen

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Shakespeare, love triangles, and a corgi named Princess Sunshine.

Alison Green, desperate Valedictorian-wannabe, agrees to produce her school’s disaster-prone production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Her second big mistake is accidentally saying yes to a date with her oldest friend, Jack, even though she’s crushing on Charlotte, the star of the play.

Praise & Recognition

(D)ebut novelist Jansen crafts a relatable heroine whose anxious first-person narration carries the debut, while the diverse supporting cast rounds it out. Readers will root for Alison as she learns to collaborate, manage others’ expectations, accept failure, and, ultimately, to love. Publisher's Weekly, September 1 2020

In the words of the Bard himself, most wonderful. Kirkus Reviews, June 2020

"Rebecca Auerbach provides near-perfect matches for the eclectic characters in this young adult audiobook.... She also provides fitting character portrayals, especially Alison's wide range of feelings as she experiences more and more stress over the school play. Teen listeners, especially theater fans, will enjoy this production." AudioFile Review

GCLS Literary Young Adult Award 2021 - Winner

Details

Publication Date: September 22, 2020

Reading Age: 13 - 19

Reading Level: Z+

Genre: Teen, Children's Fiction

Product Format: Paperback

Pages: 304

ISBN: 978-1-77260-121-3

Weight: 290

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About the Author

Dani Jansen

Dani Jansen is an English and drama teacher who lives in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. Her writing has appeared in This Magazine, Lunch Ticket, The A3 Review, and Fiction Southeast. Her debut novel, The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life, came out in Fall 2020 and won two Goldie awards. It was also a finalist for the Quebec Writers’ Federation Janet Savage Blachford Prize.

Dani spent her teen years in rural Nova Scotia and attended the University of King’s College in Halifax. She completed her Master’s in English literature from Dalhousie University. Her family still lives in Nova Scotia, where she makes a pilgrimage every year to swim in the Atlantic Ocean.

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