Celtic Night

Celtic Night
Authors
O'Dwyer, Bridget
Publisher
Holy Macro! Books, Holy Macro! Books
Tags
thurles , midsummer night's dream , ireland , young adult , high school , county tipperary , shakespeare , shaker heights , fairy
ISBN
9781932802948
Date
2006-03-28T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.22 MB
Lang
en
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A modern retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream, this story of a 15-year-old American girl's experience studying abroad in the Irish countryside borrows elements from Irish folklore and escapist-fantasy fiction. Adjustment to life with an Irish family is hard at first, but she forges a bond with her new school friends when, late one night, they slip out into the surrounding woods and revel with fairy-like creatures at a magical wedding party. Real settings in Ireland provide the backdrop for the story, and the Shakespearean storyline serves well to depict an adolescent's breakthrough from outsider status to membership in an enchanted society.