| Waiting for Odysseus Contributor(s): McLaren, Clemence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689867050 ISBN-13: 9780689867057 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: In this innovative retelling, Clemence McLaren presents the story of Odysseus's epic journey through the eyes of his faithful wife Penelope, the sorceress Circe, the goddess Athena, and his old nanny Eurycleia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Greek & Roman - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99024572 |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 4.25" W x 7.1" (0.22 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 34237 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Four women. Four stories. One man's journey. Odysseus. His epic tale has been told countless times, but rarely is it heard through the voices of the women who loved and served him. Penelope, Circe, Athena, Eurycleia: Theirs are the silent voices, the voices of longing, waiting, strength. They are the women who moved him and motivated him. And now they shed new light on his age-old journey. |