Do you remember Hamlet? I do not mean the son of Hagar the Horrible. I mean the Danish prince in Shakespeare’s play whose name is included in the title. If you are familiar with that play, then this book will seem somewhat similar. If you have never read (or seen) the play, don’t worry, this is not an English Lit. test. You will still enjoy this book.

In this book, the part of Hamlet is played by an 11 year old boy named Philip. As in the play, Philip meets the ghost of his recently deceased father. His father’s ghost tells him that Uncle Alan murdered him and Philip must avenge his death.

This is not a totally rewritten variation of the play, so if you are familiar with Hamlet, you still do not know how this book ends. You might enjoy some of the parts of this book which echo (or maybe mock) Shakespeare’s play.

This is a good read.

This book was left on the bench under the menu board to your left as you enter the restaurant.