EYES LIKE STARS

Cynthia Bishop leads a talented troupe of performers in this creative fantasy. Seventeen-year-old Beatrice Shakespeare Smith has a problem: Although she's lived her whole life in the Theatre Illuminata, her feisty high jinks have convinced the theater manager that it's time for her to go. She has one chance to prove she should stay. Unfortunately, it involves corralling the players—from Ophelia to pirates to chorus girls to Ariel—into a new production of HAMLET, battling a vengeful sea goddess, and dealing with her first romance. Every narrator delivers the kind of performance that audiobook fans dream of. For teenaged listeners interested in theater, EYES LIKE STARS is an ideal blend of narrative and vocal magic. M.L.K. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2010]