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Sign up todayHamlet is Not OK
Narrator
R.A. Spratt
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Length
3 hours 19 minutes
Language
English
Bookseller recommendation
“This book offers a delightful twist on Hamlet, making it an engaging read for middle-grade students who might struggle with more traditional literature. The characters are likable, and their intentions are believable, though a bit more explanation about how they got transported into the novel would have been helpful. Despite this, it didn't detract from the overall enjoyment. I appreciated the main character's perspective on Hamlet and the author's effort to show that it's okay to enjoy stories in any form, not just classic literature. As a bookstore owner, I related to the mom's character, but I also understand that reading isn't for everyone and finding the right story can make all the difference. This book is a fun, fast-paced adventure through one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and I highly recommend it for reluctant middle-grade readers.”
— Alycia • Books on Main
Selby hates homework.
She would rather watch TV - anything to escape the tedium of school, her parents' bookshop and small-town busybodies.
So Selby didn't plan to read Hamlet. She certainly never planned to meet him.
This novel transports Selby, and the reader, into the cold and crime-ridden play itself. Here she meets Hamlet: heavy with grief, the young prince is overthinking and over everything. Selby can relate. But unlike Hamlet, Selby isn't afraid of making decisions. In her world, Selby is used to feeling overlooked. But in the bloody, backstabbing world of Shakespeare, Selby's good conscience and quiet courage might just save some lives . . . hopefully before Hamlet stabs one of her classmates.
R.A. Spratt (Author, Reader)
R.A. Spratt was born in the UK and lived in Dursley, Gloucestershire - a town immortalised by Harry Potter's deeply unpleasant relatives - until she was two years old. Then, like many ambitious English people cursed with regional accents so strong no other British person can take them seriously, her family moved to Australia.
The tedium of growing up in the western suburbs of Sydney was fertiliser to the growth of R.A.'s imagination. The only thing for a kid to do was get on a bicycle and go to the library, so R.A. Spratt did just that. Once there, she read everything, devouring the books of Arthur Ransome, Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, Robin Klein and Judy Blume, and audiotapes of Shakespeare productions and Sherlock Holmes dramatisations. And so, her young mind was formed, and set on the path of becoming the extraordinary author she is today.
Now based in Bowral NSW, she's the bestselling writer of dozens of absurd and witty books including Friday Barnes, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins, The Peski Kids and the Shockingly and Astonishingly Good Stories collections. Her podcast, Bedtime Stories with R. A. Spratt, has had over 2 million downloads and connects R. A. with story-lovers across the globe.
For more information, visit raspratt.com
R.A. Spratt (Author, Reader)
R.A. Spratt was born in the UK and lived in Dursley, Gloucestershire - a town immortalised by Harry Potter's deeply unpleasant relatives - until she was two years old. Then, like many ambitious English people cursed with regional accents so strong no other British person can take them seriously, her family moved to Australia.
The tedium of growing up in the western suburbs of Sydney was fertiliser to the growth of R.A.'s imagination. The only thing for a kid to do was get on a bicycle and go to the library, so R.A. Spratt did just that. Once there, she read everything, devouring the books of Arthur Ransome, Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, Robin Klein and Judy Blume, and audiotapes of Shakespeare productions and Sherlock Holmes dramatisations. And so, her young mind was formed, and set on the path of becoming the extraordinary author she is today.
Now based in Bowral NSW, she's the bestselling writer of dozens of absurd and witty books including Friday Barnes, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins, The Peski Kids and the Shockingly and Astonishingly Good Stories collections. Her podcast, Bedtime Stories with R. A. Spratt, has had over 2 million downloads and connects R. A. with story-lovers across the globe.
For more information, visit raspratt.com
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Audiobook details
Author:
R.A. Spratt
Narrator:
R.A. Spratt
ISBN:
9781761340871
Length:
3 hours 19 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Publication date:
July 4, 2023
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#20,030 Overall
Genre rank:
#3,615 in Children's
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