Adolescent Lit. 8/1/08 PR,C

Selfors, S. (2008). Saving Juliet. New York: Walker & Co.

Saving Juliet, is a charming dream-version of what could possibly be the “true version” of Romeo and Juliet. Seventeen year old Mimi has been doing Shakespeare since she was three years. She is well versed in the Bard and cringes when she gets cast opposite “teen heart-throb” Troy Summer, who appears to be absolutely clueless. After an alarming argument with her stage mom, Mimi is transported through time to Verona and helps Juliet escape her marriage to Paris. Ironically, Troy, unwillingly is also along for the dream and gets a dose of method-acting and assists with Romeo’s hook-up with Juliet. I always knew there was more to the story and this version is far-fetched but enchanting!