After reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, we read Hamlet's Trap by Janice Greene. This suspense-thriller relates to the play Hamlet by Shakespeare. In the famous Shakespeare play, Hamlet's father died, and Hamlet suspects that his uncle killed his father so that he could marry Hamlet's mother and become king. The main character in Hamlet's Trap, Justin, also experiences the death of his father and begins to suspect his "Uncle Lance," who is engaged to marry Justin's mother. Below is a review of the book written by one of the students in the class and edited by "professionals" (all of the students working together : ).
We recommend Hamlet's Trap because it has suspense, action, and a surprise ending. First of all, the story is suspenseful. Justin breaks into Uncle Lance's apartment to look for evidence that Lance killed his dad. While Justin is in the apartment, Lance comes home. Justin did not expect Lance to return that early. The reader knows Justin is hiding in the apartment, but Lance does not know. The author uses dramatic irony to create suspense for the reader. Also, the story has action. At one point, a character is holding a welding torch near Justin's face. When Justin turned, the torch was waving in front of his face. The flame was so close. Too close! Justin could feel the heat on his ear. Finally, the story has a plot twist. We hope you will take the time to read Hamlet's Trap.
If you'd like to view the characters and predict the killer, take a look at the character web below. Leave your prediction in the comments section.
Below is a character web that Devon created to help us keep track of the characters in the story. Can you predict who the killer is? To know for sure, you will have to read Hamlet's Trap!
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