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      The Playmaker

      by J.B. Cheaney
      Published
      Feb 2002
      Main Genre
      Historical Historical
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      320
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      Richard Malory Book 1

      About This Book

      The year is 1597. Elizabeth is queen. Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain's Men are packing London's Globe Theatre. And the severed heads of Catholic insurgents are impaled on the Tower's gates. One 14-year-old boy should arouse no one's interest.

      But within a week of his arrival, Richard Malory is robbed, beaten, and threatened at knifepoint. Someone wants him to leave London, and Richard is determined to find out why. There's only one place he'll be safe: as an actor on the stage. As he begins to unravel the traitorous plot that has ensnared him, Richard must make a difficult decision. Will he play the part set out for him—or can he become the playmaker of his own life?

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      Book 1
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      Genres

      Suspense

      Subgenres

      Historical

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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      First Edition Feb 2002 Yearling ISBN13 9780440417101 ISBN10 0440417104
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      Sep 2000 Random House ISBN13 9780375805776 ISBN10 037580577X
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      Feb 2002 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9781417601233 ISBN10 141760123X
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      Feb 2002 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780606241090 ISBN10 0606241094
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      Jan 2009 Random House Children's Books ISBN13 9780307559111 ISBN10 0307559114
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      Jan 2009 Yearling ISBN10 B001QA4S88
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