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Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary King Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful--irresistible to all...
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Infinity ring volume 7
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English
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They've sailed on the Santa Maria, defended famous cities from Vikings and Mongols, and come face to face with some of the greatest figures in history. Now, at long last, Dak, Sera, and Riq travel back in time to the moment it all began. Their mission: to save the life of young Alexander the Great. But they are not the only time travelers in ancient Greece. An epic battle against their most dangerous foe awaits them, and history will be written by...
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English
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Erica Jong, the acclaimed author of Fear of Flying, transports the reader more than twenty-six hundred years back to a time of myths, gods, and monsters, bringing glorious life to the renowned, seductive poet Sappho As she stands poised at the edge of a precipice in the shadow of the sanctuary of Apollo, the greatest love poet who ever was or ever will be recalls the eventful fifty years that have led her to this moment. It was love that seduced...
4) Eternity
Author
Series
Infinity ring volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
189 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
They've sailed on the Santa Maria, defended famous cities from Vikings and Mongols, and come face to face with some of the greatest figures in history. Now, at long last, Dak, Sera, and Riq travel back in time to the moment it all began. Their mission: to save the life of young Alexander the Great. But they are not the only time travelers in ancient Greece. An epic battle against their most dangerous foe awaits them, and history will be written by...
5) Ransom
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2010], c2009
Physical Desc
224 p. ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
A tale of suffering, sorrow, and redemption, "Ransom" is a retelling of one of the most famous stories in all of literature--Achilles's slaughter and desecration of Hector, and Priam's attempt to ransom his son's body in Homer's "The Iliad."
7) Diogenes
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Not content to sit, stay, roll over, or play fetch, a dog in ancient Greece decides to live a master-free life, like the mouse. End notes discuss the life and teachings of the Greek philosopher Diogenes
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Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
48 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The story of eleven-year-old Pylades whose brother is to represent Athens in the Race-in-Armor at the Olympic Games and is favored to win. His leading competitor, however, is determined to earn the glory for his city-state of Sparta--at any cost.
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