LITERATURE
McKeown, Adam, Reteller

Julius Caesar

(4) 4-6 Young Reader's Shakespeare series. Illustrated by Janet Hamlin. In this solid prose retelling, a victorious Caesar returns to Rome, where some wish to king him and others conspire against him. Many of Shakespeare's original phrases are smoothly incorporated into the story, and short chapters help set a brisk pace. The red- and-gold-hued illustrations, however, are often awkwardly composed. Ind.

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