A review by rossjenc
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach

4.0

I really enjoyed this story. It centers around a sixth grade girl named Hero who has moved again to a new town. As she struggles to make friends, she befriends an elderly lady next door, Mrs Roth, who tells her the story of Hero's home. A missing diamond is thought to be hidden somewhere in the house. The police searched unsuccessfully four times yet a clue suggests it is there. As she searches for the diamond she befriends an older boy who aids her search. Together the two of them with Mrs. Roth make connections between the necklace the ancient diamond has come from to Anne Boylen, Elizabeth, and perhaps someone who could have been Shakespeare. The missing diamond is only one part of this tale.