This Isn't Shakespeare

By Stephanie Cardel

To be or not to be...a professional dancer. Seventeen-year-old Madison is a hopeless romantic who loves quoting Shakespeare and dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer-a dream she hides, afraid of disappointing her mom and her boyfriend. But when her dreams fall apart, she believes it's a sign from God that she should commit to her boyfriend and make a new dream.

When she realizes God wouldn't give her a sign that points her to sin, the happily-ever-after she's planned crumbles. Now Madison must confront the lies she's told herself and all the red flags she's ignored. In the process, she begins to understand that seeking God's will may not lead to a perfectly scripted ending-but it might just lead to something real.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1967649227
• ISBN13: 9781967649228
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Wordcrafts Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary