With a foreword by Lev Rosen, author of the Evander Mills series and You've Goth My Heart.

All that glisters is not gold.

Rediscover Shakespeare s tale of bitterness and retribution.

Bitterness begets blood.

Bassiano is in love with the gorgeous heiress Portia! Alas, he s too poor to pass the suitors test set by her father. Fortunately, Bassiano s best friend, Antonio, steps up and borrows the money on his behalf. Unfortunately, Antonio can t pay it back. The fee? A pound of flesh.

As the pressure reaches boiling point, Antonio needs to find one hell of a lawyer

The Merchant of Venice is Shakespeare s iconic tale of greed and justice.

Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.

Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:As You Like It With a foreword by Talia Hibbert
Hamlet With a foreword by Faridah b k - y m d
Macbeth With a foreword by Kat Delacorte
A Midsummer Night s Dream With a foreword by Becky Albertalli
Much Ado About Nothing With a foreword by Holly Bourne
Romeo and Juliet With a foreword by Jennifer Niven
Julius Caesar With a foreword by Simon James Green
King Lear With a foreword by Manjeet Mann
The Merchant of Venice With a foreword by Lev Rosen
Othello With a foreword by Malorie Blackman
The Tempest With a foreword by Katherine Webber
Twelfth Night With a foreword by Bea Fitzgerald