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Susan Cooper

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King of Shadows Summary

King of Shadows by Susan Cooper is a tale about a young boy's journey to overcome his devastating past in exchange for a hopeful future. Nat is an orphan who escapes into the world of the theatre to avoid his sadness. Nat is magically transported back to Elizabethan England, where he becomes apprenticed to William Shakespeare, who helps Nat learn to face his emotions and properly grieve his parents.

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Susan Cooper Biographies (3)

Susan Cooper

5,224 words, approx. 18 pages

Called "one of the most versatile, popular, and critically acclaimed children's writers of the twentieth century" by Joel D. Chaston in the Dictionary of Literary Biography, Susan Cooper is considered... Read more

Susan (Mary) Cooper

7,188 words, approx. 24 pages

Well known largely for her award-winning fantasy series "The Dark is Rising," Susan Mary Cooper has enjoyed great critical success in a variety of genres--newspaper articles, essays, biography, scienc... Read more

Susan (Mary) Cooper

3,031 words, approx. 11 pages

Although Susan Cooper has lived in the United States since 1963, she considers herself, and is considered by her readers, to be a British writer of fantasy. All of her major fiction resonates with the... Read more

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