Shakespeare Shake ups Hurly Burly

Fair is foul and foul is fair … bestseller Ross Montgomery returns with a laugh-out-loud, perfectly pitched introduction to Shakespeare’s Macbeth. How far would you go to win first place? Beth has been looking forward to the prize-giving assembly all year. She’s won the prize for best-behaved pupil two years in a row and is confident that she'll triumph again for a third time – a school record! But as preparations continue for the ceremony, Beth finds out that she's been pipped to the post by not one but two of her classmates. Best-behaved Beth cannot bear to lose, but as she puts her dastardly plans for revenge into action, she realises that villainy comes at a high cost! Fair is foul and foul is fair … bestseller Ross Montgomery returns with a laugh-out-loud, perfectly pitched introduction to Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Beth has been looking forward to the Prizegiving Assembly all year. She’s won best-behaved pupil two years in a row and is confident that she’ll triumph again for a third time. But as preparations continue for the ceremony, which includes a performance of Macbeth by the drama club, Beth finds out that she’s been pipped to the post by not one but two of her classmates, leaving her in third place. Beth cannot bear to lose, so she channels her inner Macbeth and will stop at nothing to tarnish the reputation of her competitors. But as she puts her dastardly plans into action, she realises that villainy comes at a high cost! Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.