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REVIEW: Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

February 4, 2011 By Mary

Description

All her world’s a stage.

Bertie Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.
She’s not an orphan, but she has no parents.
She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own.
That is, until now.

Enter Stage Right
NATE. Dashing pirate. Will do anything to protect Bertie.

COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARD SEED, and PEASEBLOSSOM. Four tiny and incredibly annoying fairies. BERTIE’S sidekicks.

ARIEL. Seductive air spirit and Bertie’s weakness. The symbol of impending doom.

BERTIE. Our heroine.

Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the actors of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book—an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family—and she is about to lose them all and the only home she has ever known.

Lisa Mantchev has written a debut novel that is dramatic, romantic, and witty, with an irresistible and irreverent cast of characters who are sure to enchant the audience.

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About the Author

LISA MANTCHEV wrote her first play in the fourth grade, and has been involved in the theater ever since. She has published numerous short stories, but Eyes Like Stars is her first novel. She lives with her husband, daughter, and four hairy miscreant dogs on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state.

Details

  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (July 7, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312380968
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312380960

SOURCE:  PURCHASED

    MY THOUGHTS
    ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

    What a wonderful debut! I wish I had the imagination to write something like this myself. It is one of those reads that you can’t put down until you finish it. Bertie grows into her own during this story and I can’t wait until the next one is released to find out what happens next with this cast of characters. A book for any theater loving geek to enjoy.

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    Comments

    1. ajmitchell says

      February 4, 2011 at 4:51 pm

      I always picked up this one and put it down in the bookstore because I just didn’t know. I’ll have to take a look at it now. Thanks for the review!

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