Title: Shakespeare's secret
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.
Subjects: Neighbors, Friendship, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Mystery fiction, Diamonds, Sisters, Authorship, Integrity, History
Places: Maryland, Great Britain
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time periods: Henry VIII, 1509-1547, Elizabeth, 1558-1603