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Ronit & Jamil

Laskin, Pamela L. (author.). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Adaptation of: Romeo and Juliet. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 006245854X
ISBN: 9780062458544
Physical Description: print
183 pages ; 19 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Summary, etc.:

Pamela L. Laskin's beautiful and lyrical novel in verse delivers a fresh and captivating retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that transports the star-crossed lovers to the modern-day Israel-Palestine conflict. Ronit, an Israeli girl, lives on one side of the fence. Jamil, a Palestinian boy, lives on the other side. Only miles apart but separated by generations of conflict--much more than just the concrete blockade between them. Their fathers, however, work in a distrusting but mutually beneficial business arrangement, a relationship that brings Ronit and Jamil together. And lightning strikes. The kind of lightning that transcends barrier fences, war, and hatred. The teenage lovers fall desperately into the throes of forbidden love, one that would create an irreparable rift between their families if it were discovered. But a love this big can only be kept secret for so long. Ronit and Jamil must face the fateful choice to save their lives or their loves, as it may not be possible to save both.