num_pages: 258
description: Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.
language: English
title: Shakespeare's Secret
titlecomplete: Shakespeare's Secret
genres: Middle Grade, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Juvenile, Realistic Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 8559
places: Maryland
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Waterstones Children's Book Prize, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: St Martin