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    Hero is a new student who is anxious about starting at a new school because she has previously been teased about her unusual Shakespearean name. Throughout the book, Hero gains confidence and stops worrying about what others think of her. She becomes interested in solving a mystery connected to Shakespeare, which makes her more curious and thoughtful. Hero develops an unlikely friendship with an old lady that teaches her about keeping secrets and caring for others, things she has not experienced before. By the end of the book, Hero has grown to enjoy literature, gained friendships, and solved several mysteries.

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    Hero is a new student who is anxious about starting at a new school because she has previously been teased about her unusual Shakespearean name. Throughout the book, Hero gains confidence and stops worrying about what others think of her. She becomes interested in solving a mystery connected to Shakespeare, which makes her more curious and thoughtful. Hero develops an unlikely friendship with an old lady that teaches her about keeping secrets and caring for others, things she has not experienced before. By the end of the book, Hero has grown to enjoy literature, gained friendships, and solved several mysteries.

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    ShakespearesSecret

    Heroisanewgirlintheneighborhood,schoolandmystery.Hernameisfroma
    shakespearianplay,shegetsteasedbecauseitisaweirdnamefromher
    classmatesperspective.
    SinceHeroisthegoingtobethenewgirlsheisanxiousaboutgoingtoschool.In
    herpastschoolsshehasalwaysbeenteasedabouthername.Onthelastdayof
    summervacationHeroandBeatrice,whoisHerossister,talkabouthowtheythink
    theirfirstdayofschoolisgoingtogo.Thisallhappensonpage5topage9.
    AlongthecourseofthebookHerobecomesmoreconfidentandlessbotheredabout
    whatpeoplethinkofher.AsBeatricesaysonpage157topage159,Herohasto
    findherwayinandintheendIthinkHerodoesfindherwayin.ItisnotjustDanny
    Cordova,themostpopularboyintheeighthgradeandtheboythathelpsherwith
    themystery,butalsothatHerohashermindelsewhereandjustletsherselfbe
    herself.Peopledonotreallynoticeherbuttheydonotteasehereither.

    Heroisnotsomeonethatisinterestedinliterature,letaloneshakespeare.She
    leavesallofthattoherdad.Sheevensaysthatitisherfathersspecialtyonpage
    16.ThenshediscoverstheMurphyDiamondMysteryandithasacertainconnection
    withShakespeare.Shebecomesmorecurious,moreofathinkerandmoreofan
    inquirer.Iknowthisbecauseofpage152andpage9091.

    Friendship.FriendshipissomethingthatHerohasneverexactlyhadorexperienced.
    Finally,shehasfriendship.Anunusualfriendshipbecauseitiswithanoldlady.I
    thinkitdevelopsherconsciousnessofhowotherpeoplemightfeelandhowtodeal
    withuntoldsecrets.Shealsogotmoreknowledgeonhowtokeepafriendship.I
    knowallofthisfrompage6,39,123and137.

    IntheendHerohasanewloveforliterature,friendshipsanduncoveredamysteryor
    shallIsaymysteries.

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