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Romiette and Julio
First edition
AuthorSharon Draper
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectInterracial relationships
GenreYoung adult
PublisherAtheneum Books
Publication date
September 1,1999
Media typeBook
Pages236
ISBN9780689821806
Websitehttp://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=7

Romiette and Julio is a young adult novel by Sharon Draper, published in 1999 by Atheneum Books. It is an updated version of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Many of the characters in Draper's novel closely parallel those in Shakespeare's play. The plot updates the family feud between the Capulets and Montagues to reflect modern racial tensions between African-Americans and Hispanics in the United States. The book received mixed reviews.

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