| Waiting for Odysseus Contributor(s): McLaren, Clemence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689867050 ISBN-13: 9780689867057 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions 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. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Greek & Roman - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99024572 |
| Age Level: 13-17 |
| Grade Level: 8-12 |
| Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 4.25" W x 7.1" L (0.22 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 03/01/2004 pg. 72 Kliatt 05/01/2004 pg. 2 Publishers Weekly 03/01/2004 |
| 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. |
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