Lisa Mantchev has written a debut novel that is dramatic, romantic, and witty, with an irresistible and irreverent cast of characters who are sure to enchant the audience. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family - and she is about to lose them all and the only home she has ever known. And she is about to lose them all because The Book has. Bertie is not one of the actors, but they are her family. The actors are bound to the Thtre by The Book, an ancient and magical tome of scripts. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Theatre by The Book - an ancient and magical tome of scripts. The fantastic first novel in Lisa Mantchev's Theatre Illuminata trilogy Welcome to the Thtre Illuminata, where the characters of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev Beatrice Shakespeare Smith, or Bertie as she prefers, lives in the Theatre Illuminate, although not an actress, surrounded by all the characters ever created in every play. Welcome to the Theatre Illuminata, where the actors of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. Seductive air spirit and Berti's weakness. Shifting effortlessly from hilarity to romance to loss to redemption, it is bound to delight anyone who has ever dreamed of the stage. Four tiny and incredibly annoying fairies. With its willful and engaging heroine, dazzling concept, and host of Shakespearian characters, Lisa Mantchev's debut novel is itself like a great piece of theatre. COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARD SEED, and PEASEBLOSSOM. She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own.

She's not an orphan, but she has no parents. Read more See product details for: Kindle 11. Bertie Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater. Her picture book, STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS, was named a 2016 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honorable Mention. With Eyes LIke Stars, Lisa Mantchev has written a debut novel that is dramatic, romantic, and witty, with an irresistible and irreverent cast of characters who are sure to enchant the audience.