{"id":11819,"date":"2021-04-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11819"},"modified":"2021-04-15T09:35:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:35:30","slug":"n-for-noah-mcnichol-the-backstage-ghost-by-martha-freeman-mg-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11819","title":{"rendered":"N for NOAH MCNICHOL & THE BACKSTAGE GHOST! by Martha Freeman (MG book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Skulls and fake blood and foam swords,
“there are no small parts, only small players”
The play’s the thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dad says wanting to act is just a phase, so the sixth grade play is Noah’s big chance to be on stage! Oh no – the drama teacher is out so the PE coach will direct them\u2026 in Hamlet<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, an older Jewish guy named Mike volunteers to help because strange things are happening while Coach Fig spends rehearsals on his phone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “No-Trauma Drama” script now has its original gruesome ending, the costumes and sets are way better than previous years’ Hamlet, and a cold breeze drifts backstage when all the doors are closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite not being cast as Hamlet, Noah is enjoying play practice and Mike’s interesting advice\u2026 and watching Mike vanish into thin air – is their guest director a ghost?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noah’s college professor parents are arguing again about which subjects are more important – why is Dad the physics teacher so angry about literature?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is way more interesting than the family-friendly version written by the lady who donated the school’s nice theater – can they do the real one without interference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly, their drama club one-night-only performance is the hot ticket in their New York town – break a leg<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversing with someone long gone – yes or no?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info:<\/strong> Noah McNichol and the Backstage Ghost \/ Martha Freeman. Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021. [author site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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