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Now, some of today’s best teen writers take on the Bard in these 15 whip-smart and original retellings.
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Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Yet Crowther offers a retelling of Parker’s career that casts her Hollywood years as the star.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, in public retellings, the Americans who don’t make ends meet while providing care work for loved ones or battling at terrible jobs are just people without sufficient ambition.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
In the irreverent retelling of the 18th-century highwayman’s life, Turpin is the most famous but least likely of robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship, and great hair.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Yet Crowther offers a retelling of Parker’s career that casts her Hollywood years as the star.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, in public retellings, the Americans who don’t make ends meet while providing care work for loved ones or battling at terrible jobs are just people without sufficient ambition.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
In the irreverent retelling of the 18th-century highwayman’s life, Turpin is the most famous but least likely of robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship, and great hair.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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