| Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War Contributor(s): McLaren, Clemence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689873972 ISBN-13: 9780689873973 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: The events surrounding the famous battle between the Greeks and the Trojans are related from the points of view of two women: the beautiful Helen and the prophetic Cassandra. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Greek & Roman - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005588002 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.16" W x 7.1" (0.24 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 17262 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two women, one war. Helen, at age twelve, is not prepared to deal with her famous beauty: to have the face that will launch a thousand ships, kill fifty thousand men, and cause the fall of the world's greatest city. But when she is kidnapped by Theseus of Athens, she begins her journey into womanhood and finds passion strong enough to start the Trojan War. Cassandra has the gift, or curse, to predict the future. When she forsees the ruin of her family and city that Helen's arrival in Troy will cause, she is outraged. Yet she cannot help being drawn to Helen. As the war rages around them, Helen, the woman who started the conflict, and Cassandra, the one who foresaw it, develop a deep friendship. And through their eyes we see the Trojan War in a fascinating new way. |