The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne

I wanted to melt into the floor.” ()ħ Point of View This book is being used in first person. Hamlet has to walk into school with her mom on the first day of school: “I hadn't even been able to talk my mother into staying home or waiting in the car.” () Desdemona curtsied in front of the class: “I guess I should have been more specific with my “try to fit in” instructions.” () Hamlet is late to class on the first day of school: “Someone in the back snickered. She then becomes Hamlet’s math tutor, which is a total embarrassment, and her Shakespearean parents want to be involved in a project Hamlet is doing, so they become her English teacher to teach Shakespeare to the class.Ħ Theme Being embarrassed all the time takes you nowhere. Her younger sister is a genius, and smart enough to go to collage but needs a major in art and in music, so she goes to junior high for half a day to go to those electives. Even though people say they love Dezzie and she is so adorable and cool, Hamlet disagrees.ĥ Summary of Plot Hamlet just wants to be a normal 8th grader, but when her 7 year old sister going to junior high with her that won’t happen. What Hamlet hates most is that Dezzie hangs out with the 2 girls Hamlet hates. Her little sister becomes her math tutor, and happens to be popular, which makes Hamlet popular and she doesn’t like it. The main conflict in the story is that her younger sister, that is 7 years old…and a genius, has to go to junior high with her. Hamlet never wants to agree with what the people around her say. 3 Round Face 3 Jolly 3 She is never upset, and always with a smile.Ĥ Conflict This book is man vs. 2 Green Eyes 2 Outgoing 2 She really doesn’t care what people think. Desdemona 1 Dark hair 1 Helpful 1 Whenever Hamlet needed help with her math, Dezzie was there to tutor her. 3 Big Smile 3 Quiet 3 She wishes she was an outsider and that no one knew who she was. 2 Blonde 2 Peaceful 2 She likes to be drama-free. It wouldn’t be talking about how Hamlets younger sister goes to junior high with her when she is only 7 years old.ģ Characters Character Physical CharacteristicsĪdjectives of Personality Text Evidence /Explanation of Adjectives Hamlet 1 Tall 1 Calm 1 She never gets out of control & handles everything calmly. It would be different, because then the book would have a whole different story. It is important because Desdemona, the little sister, who is a genius, goes there and she is only supposed to be going to into 2nd grade. In this time it is 2010, everything is modern. It is a junior high school that has grades from 6th to 8th. 1 The total tragedy of a girl named Hamlet Erin Dionne 2010 FictionĢ Setting Most of the setting takes place at Howard Hoffrey Junior High.

The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne