Title: Théâtre Illuminata Trilogy-Eyes Like Stars
Perchance to Dream
So Silver Bright
Author: Lisa Mantchev
Previous Work: These books are the only ones she's
written.
Summary: Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the
characters 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. Beatrice Shakespeare Smith 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.
In this series Bertie and her friends must save their Theatre,
and in some cases their lives, with the help of Bertie and her
hidden magical power to write things into existence. She
herself has many challenges to overcome along the way. Does
she love the pirate, Nate or the mysterious air spirit, Ariel?
Who are her parents? And where does she come from?
Rating: I give this series a definite 5.
Awards: (For Eyes Like Stars)
Nominated for-
2009 Andre Norton Award for
Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
2010 Mythopoeic Award for
Children's Literature
Has a Kirkus starred review
Opinion: These books were amazing. I learned so much
about famous theatrical characters and was enthralled with
Bertie. The story is so in depth, you feel as though you know
the characters by the series' end. I highly recommend this
trilogy, not only to drama geeks, but to any one who loves
reading.
They sound so marvelous! I'm totally and utterly intrigued! But I'm at a stand still with books right now so I can't read this brilliant book! Shame be to book clubs! (except that they are fantastic and great ways to explore a book better then if you did it alone!)
ReplyDeletePerhaps you could use these books for your club?
ReplyDeleteThere is plenty to discuss.