Wicked Will by Bailey Macdonald was an interesting book to read. It's told in first person by a young actor called Tom who's traveling with a troup of actors with his uncle. Upon their arrival at a small town, they meet a boy named Will, who is the young William Shakespeare. He is really curious about everything the actors do and asks a million questions. Tom is worried about all Will's questions, because Tom is hiding a secret. But Will won't go away. He insists on showing Tom around the town the first day. Later that day, after the sun's gone down, the two boys find a dead body in the river. It's the body of an old man in town whom nobody really likes. Shortly before he was found dead, he had been seen in a bar fighting with Tom's uncle. From this knowledge, Tom's uncle was arrested. Tom, not having any place to stay, goes home with Will to stay at his house. Will is determined to find the real murderer and prove Tom's uncle innocent. He comes up with all sorts of crazy schemes to try to find the culprit. With town drunks, cranky actors, ghosts, twin sons of the victim, and Will's father, staying out of trouble seems to be difficult for Will, and Tom is unsure of whether or not Will is someone to be trusted.
This book is really fun, and it is interesting to read one example of how William Shakespeare might have been when he was younger. The ending of this book, however, doesn't seem to really match the almost lighthearted feel the rest of the book has. This book was engaging with a nice flow. Overall, it was a good read.
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