Romeo and Juliet (Staged)

Foreword by Jennifer Niven, bestselling author of All the Bright Places<br/><br/>"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"<br/>A bloody feud. A tangled love. A senseless tragedy that brings two families to their knees.<br/><br/>After a chance meeting at a ball, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall desperately in love. But their families are locked in a bitter rivalry, their love forbidden. Worse still, Juliet’s family already expect her to marry her suitor, Count Paris.<br/>Determined to save their love, Romeo and Juliet wed in secret. But when a fight erupts that leaves Montagues and Capulets dead, Romeo is banished from Verona, forcing Juliet to take desperate measures that spell tragedy for the star-crossed lovers.<br/>Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s masterclass in tales of love and loss, and the origin of the lovestruck, star-crossed lovers.<br/><br/>Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare’s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day. Set in a dyslexic-friendly font and introduced by renowned YA authors, this beautifully designed collection is the perfect way to introduce YA readers to Shakespeare's most iconic stories.<br/>Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:<br/>As You Like It – With a foreword by Talia Hibbert<br/>Hamlet – With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé<br/>Macbeth – With a foreword by Kat Delacorte<br/>A Midsummer Night’s Dream – With a foreword by Becky Albertalli<br/>Much Ado About Nothing – With a foreword by Holly Bourne