{"product_id":"shakespeare-for-squirrels-a-novel-isbn-9780062434029","title":"Shakespeare for Squirrels: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare meets Dashiell Hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Christopher Moore—an uproarious, hardboiled take on the Bard’s most performed play, \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring Pocket, the hero of \u003cem\u003eFool \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Serpent of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e, along with his sidekick, Drool, and pet monkey, Jeff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet adrift by his pirate crew, Pocket of Dog Snogging—last seen in \u003cem\u003eThe Serpent of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e—washes up on the sun-bleached shores of Greece, where he hopes to dazzle the Duke with his comedic brilliance and become his trusted fool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the island is in turmoil. Egeus, the Duke’s minister, is furious that his daughter Hermia is determined to marry Demetrius, instead of Lysander, the man he has chosen for her. The Duke decrees that if, by the time of the wedding, Hermia still refuses to marry Lysander, she shall be executed . . . or consigned to a nunnery. Pocket, being Pocket, cannot help but point out that this decree is complete bollocks, and that the Duke is an egregious weasel for having even suggested it. Irritated by the fool’s impudence, the Duke orders his death. With the Duke’s guards in pursuit, Pocket makes a daring escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe soon stumbles into the wooded realm of the fairy king Oberon, who, as luck would have it, IS short a fool. His jester Robin Goodfellow—the mischievous sprite better known as Puck—was found dead. Murdered. Oberon makes Pocket an offer he can’t refuse: he will make Pocket his fool and have his death sentence lifted if Pocket finds out who killed Robin Goodfellow. But as anyone who is even vaguely aware of the Bard’s most performed play ever will know, nearly every character has a motive for wanting the mischievous sprite dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith too many suspects and too little time, Pocket must work his own kind of magic to find the truth, save his neck, and ensure that all ends well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rollicking tale of love, magic, madness, and murder, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare for Squirrels\u003c\/em\u003e is a Midsummer Night’s noir—a wicked and brilliantly funny good time conjured by the singular imagination of Christopher Moore.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This cheeky homage will please lovers of Shakespeare and camp.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Buckle in for \u003cem\u003eShakespeare for Squirrels\u003c\/em\u003e, an uproarious take on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream—transformed into a murder mystery. . . A funny, fast-paced, and wild read.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[I]n \u003cem\u003eShakespeare for Squirrels\u003c\/em\u003e . . . Pocket travels to Athens and gets mixed up with the events and characters from \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream, \u003c\/em\u003eand they are fully more fantastical than even Shakespeare imagined. Moore’s Athens is as historically and geographically accurate as Shakespeare’s (which is to say not at all), and it’s filled with not only fairies and a man turned into an ass, but goblins, Amazon warriors, animal transformations, a breathtaking conception of the Fairy King’s Night Palace that could never be realized on any stage,.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAusten Tichenor, Shakespeare \u0026amp; Beyond, Folger Shakespeare Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Manic parodist Moore…returns with a rare gift for Shakespeare fans who think \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream \u003c\/em\u003ewould be perfect if only it were a little more madcap. . . . A kicky, kinky, wildly inventive 21st century mashup with franker language and a higher body count than Hamlet.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A hilariously noir tale of love, magic and murder.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Christopher Moore has written a wonderful diversion for hard times. Even Shakespeare would have appreciated the jokes.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It takes a certain amount of guts and wild abandon to recast a Shakespeare comedy as a hard-boiled detective story, but if anyone can pull it off, it’s master satirist Moore, whose gift for funny business apparently knows no bounds. . . . A welcome return of a fan-favorite character in a romp of a tale that will delight not only mystery buffs but also fantasy fanatics, and, of course, Bard lovers.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Moore’s trademark humor is on full display with his cast of strangely lovable characters. This is Shakespeare with an edge and will not only appeal to Moore’s fans but garner new ones.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nobody writes mystery novels quite like Christopher Moore . . . . As hilarious as \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/em\u003e is to begin with, Moore adds a contemporary dose of sly humor that I think would impress the Bard.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookpage (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888848367845,"sku":"NP9780062434029","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062434029.jpg?v=1730229946","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/shakespeare-for-squirrels-a-novel-isbn-9780062434029","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}