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A review by geekwayne
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
4.0
'New Boy (Hogarth Shakespeare)' by Tracy Chevalier is the fifth installment in the series, and it is a modern retelling of Othello inside a 1970s schoolyard.
Osei Kokote, a diplomat's son, is starting his first day at an elementary school. He has been to 4 other schools in his life. He is the only black boy at this school, and he wants to find a friend. He finds one in Dee, the most popular girl in school. Unbeknownst to Osei, another boy, Ian, is scheming behind his back. Before the day is done, tragedy will play itself out on the playground, and everyone will be changed.
The characters are very familiar to anyone who has read Othello. The tension ratchets up as the machinations of Ian lead to jealousy and mistrust. I love the setting, the music that gets interwoven, even the annoying jumprope chants. At 204 pages, there is a lot packed into this novel.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Crown Publishing and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Osei Kokote, a diplomat's son, is starting his first day at an elementary school. He has been to 4 other schools in his life. He is the only black boy at this school, and he wants to find a friend. He finds one in Dee, the most popular girl in school. Unbeknownst to Osei, another boy, Ian, is scheming behind his back. Before the day is done, tragedy will play itself out on the playground, and everyone will be changed.
The characters are very familiar to anyone who has read Othello. The tension ratchets up as the machinations of Ian lead to jealousy and mistrust. I love the setting, the music that gets interwoven, even the annoying jumprope chants. At 204 pages, there is a lot packed into this novel.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Crown Publishing and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.