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Shakespeare Stories
Leon Garfield

Sandpiper, 1998

Excellent choice for English teachers!
Excellent choice for English teachers who want to review Shakespeare's classics with students. I have also used this with my middle school students to introduce them to Shakespeare. The stories are written in clear language so that students will be able to ...
  
  











  



  
Black Jack (Sunburst Book)
Leon Garfield

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2000

The Most Beautiful Feeling in The World
My sister, the unstoppable Codemaster Talon, gave this book to read as part of our literary exchange program (she gives me books to read, and I give her books to read). When I first glanced at this book, I thought it would be an easy read (it's just over 200 pages). ...
  
  











  



  
King Nimrod's Tower
Leon Garfield, Michael Bragg

Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books, 1982

Against a background of the building of the Tower of Babel, a boy tries to train a stray dog--and God watches over all.
  
  











  



  
Shakespeare Stories II
Leon Garfield

Sandpiper, 2000

By skillfully weaving his own prose with Shakespeare's language, Leon Garfield has refashioned nine of the Elizabethan playwright's dramas into stories, capturing all the richness of the characters, plot, mood, and setting. This format will delight both those who know the great dramatist's works and those who are new to them. Plays included are: ...
  
  











  



  
The December Rose (Puffin Story Books)
Leon Garfield

Puffin, 1988

A spine-chilling tale of espionage, betrayal and murder....
"The December Rose" is a thrilling tale set in the streets of London in the past, comprising espionage, treachery and brutal murder. Barnacle(a master sweep's boy), is suddenly thrust into a terrifying mystery, with many after his life and a golden locket in his ...
  
  











  



  
The King in the Garden
Leon Garfield

William Morrow & Co, 1988

A little girl named Abigail finds mad King Nebuchadnezzar eating the flowers in her garden and helps him return to his palace and to God.
  
  











  



  
John Diamond (Young Spitfire Edition)
Leon Garfield

Elliott & Thompson Limited, 2004

John Diamond is 100% carrot
This is a exciting tail of a young boy named Willium hows father had told him a deep and dark secrate on his death bed. Willium runs away from home to set his fathers wrongs write. Once again a griping tail by Leon Garfeild. You will not be abel to put it down.
  
  











  



  
The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris
Leon Garfield

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2001

A Kind of Insane Charles Dickens
Oh how I wish someone had told me about Leon Garfield when I was a child! I would have just eaten these books right up. Garfield writes beautifully and wittily, with well drawn, likable characters and intelligent dialogue. But his plots! Dear lord, the plots. "The ...
  
  











  



  
Smith
Leon Garfield

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2000

A generic name. A unique and amazing story.
Here's a fun game for you to play. Walk up to your local children's librarian. Comment idly on the weather, the news, the local sports team, etc. Banter. Then, when the moment presents itself, slyly drop the name of Leon Garfield. If you're dealing with a ...
  
  











  



  
Fair's Fair
Leon Garfield

Doubleday Books, 1983

Fantastic!! Should be a children's classic.
I remember reading this book to my much younger brother, he absolutely loved it and would check it out of the library at every opportunity. It is truly a wonderful children's book, and I am amazed that it is out of print. If you get the opportunity to read it, do ...
  
  











  



  
The Sound of Coaches
Leon Garfield

The Viking Press, 1974

Orphaned at birth and adopted by a coachman and his wife, a young man struggles to discover his origins.
  
  











  



  
The Golden Shadow
Leon Garfield

Pantheon Books, 1973

Retells in a continuous narrative the activities and adventures of the Greek gods and goddesses and their relationships with each other and with human beings.
  
  











  



  
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Gift Volume II - " Othello " , " Taming of the Shrew " , " Julius Caesar " , ...
William Shakespeare, Leon Garfield

Methuen young books, 1994
  
  











  



  
The House of Hanover: England in the 18th Century
Leon Garfield

Book Sales, 1983

The cultural highlights of Great Britain in the 1700s.
A trip through the British museum triggers Garfield to write this summary of the cultual highlights of Great Britain in the 18th Century. Garfield discusses how the common people (at least the 10,000 educated ones) become more prominent in society is such things as ...
  
  











  



  
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare: The Animated Tales)
William Shakespeare, Leon Garfield

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1993

Recomended for anyone who enjoys Shakespeare !!!!!!
I have read Romeo and Juliet in 6 different versions, but this one I really enjoyed. It's underdstandable and easy to read. Good for all ages !!!!
  
  











  



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