10 great YA novels inspired by Shakespeare

Image | William Shakespeare's First Folio

Caption: A 1623 copy of the calf-bound First Folio edition of William Shakespeare's plays is displayed at Sotheby's auction house in central London March 30, 2006. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

Whether you take a classic approach to your Shakespeare, swooning over Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, or prefer the more complex works like The Winter's Tale, this list will steal your heart, call out to you from a balcony and keep you flipping the pages.
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