Hamlet is Not Ok is a funny and clever story about friendship and courage. At the beginning of the book, we are introduced to Selby Michael. We learn that she is having a hard time at school – she doesn’t have any friends and she’s behind in most of her subjects.
When her parents discover that she hasn’t been doing any of her homework because she’s been watching so much TV, they put their feet down. She has to get tutoring lessons. And her tutor is none other than Dan, her brother’s friend.
They start with her English homework. In class they have been studying William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. So, Dan makes Selby read out the play and as she does, they are transported into the play itself! Incredibly she meets the character Hamlet and what follows is a huge adventure that requires Selby to act bravely.
I really enjoyed this book and its characters. I also like that it helped me understand the play, Hamlet.
Reviewed by Crystal, Year 6
Age Guide 12+
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
R A Spratt is a bestselling author, television writer and podcast host. She is known for the Shockingly Good Stories, Friday Barnes, The Peski Kids and Nanny Piggins series of books. As well as her popular podcast Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt.
She has written for dozens of different television shows. In recent years she has specialised mainly in children’s animation, but she has also had extensive experience writing jokes, sketch comedy and political satire.
Her first book, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins was published in Australia in March, 2009 and the USA in August, 2010. Booklist (the American Library Association’s publication) judged it to be the ‘Top of the List’, best youth fiction for 2010.
R A Spratt lives in Bowral, Australia with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys gardening and napping, but rarely gets the time to do either. She is currently obsessed with CrossFit and espaliering fruit trees.
R A Spratt has three chickens, two goldfish, and a desperately needy dog.
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