A collection of reimaginings of Shakespeare's plays and poetry by young adult authors

These fifteen reimaginings of Shakespeare's classic works include a midsummer's dance in a gym. A cast party amongst the star. An ode to a fallen rap legend. The authors put a modern spin on the works, for contemporary audiences. -- adapted from jacket

Introduction -- Comedies. "Severe weather warning" / by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, reimagining The tempest ; "Shipwrecked" / by Mark Oshiro, Twelfth night ; "Taming of the soul mate" / by K. Ancrum, The taming of the shrew ; "King of the fairies" / by Anna-Marie McLemore, A midsummer night's dream ; "We have seen better days" / by Lily Anderson, As you like it ; "Some other metal" / by A. R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy, Much ado about nothing ; "I bleed" / by Dahlia Adler, The merchant of Venice -- A sonnet. "His invention" / by Brittany Cavallaro, Sonnet 147 -- Tragedies. "Partying is such sweet sorrow" / by Kiersten White, Romeo and Juliet ; "Dreaming of the dark" / by Lindsay Smith, Julius Caesar ; "The tragedy of Cory Lanez: an oral history" / by Tochi Onyebuchi, Coriolanus ; "Out of the storm" / by Joy McCullough, King Lear ; "Elsinore" by Patrice Caldwell, Hamlet ; "We fail" / by Samantha Mabry, Macbeth -- Late romance. "Lost girl" / by Melissa Bashardoust, The winter's tale Severe weather warning / by Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley -- Shipwrecked / by Mark Oshiro -- King of the fairies / by Anna-Marie McLemore -- Taming of the soulmate / by K. Ancrum -- We have seen better days / by Lily Anderson -- Some other metal / by Amy Rose Capetta and Cory McCarthy -- I bleed / by Dahlia Adler -- His invention / by Brittany Cavallaro -- Partying is such sweet sorrow / by Kiersten White -- Dreaming of the dark / by Lindsay Smith -- Tragedy of Cory Lanez / by Tochi Onyebuchi -- Elsinore / by Patrice Caldwell -- Out of the storm / by Joy McCullough -- We fail / by Samantha Mabry -- Lost girl / by Melissa Bashardoust