Culture Shock

400 years back (technically 415), when Romeo and Juliet was first written, William Shakespeare probably never imagined how famous his play would be. From theater to books, books to film, film to songs, and songs to the ears of every radio listener; there is not a one who's never heard of the famous Romeo and Juliet. It is being referred to everywhere, and here is one where the story of Romeo and Juliet has been captured, and modernized.

Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson, is a story of Kaitlyn Malone, and Bram Crutchfield, who strive to love each other through the never-ending hate between the Malone and Crutchfield families. This story is unique with modern ideas of drama at school, and jail sentences, but is still deeply etched with the plot-line of this timeless play. Romeo and Juliet is everywhere in modern culture, and it's classic romance will continue to touch the hearts of the next readers.