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Nat Field, a member of a contemporary all‑boy acting troupe rehearsing for a performance at a replica of the Globe Theatre, is unexpectedly transported to the heart of Elizabethan London in 1599. There he steps onto the stage of the real Globe and is mentored by the legendary playwright William Shakespeare, gaining a rare, firsthand insight into 16th‑century theater life.
First publish date: May 31, 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Susan Cooper
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