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Aphrodite's Blessing
Contributor(s): McLaren, Clemence (Author)

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 ISBN: 1416978607     ISBN-13: 9781416978602
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE: $10.44  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: May 2008
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Greek & Roman
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Ancient Civilizations
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5" W x 8" L (0.43 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
Features: Ikids
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 55094
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:
The goddess Aphrodite was adored and feared by gods and mortals alike; none were immune to her power. Young lovers offered gifts and prayers to her, the goddess of love and beauty, in hopes of receiving her blessings....

Content as one of the best athletes in her father's kingdom, Atalanta rebels against attempts at an arranged marriage. What she doesn't know is that Aphrodite has given her blessing to a race that will change everything.

Then there is Andromeda whose beauty rivals that of any goddess. She is devastated by her father's choice of a husband but Aphrodite has another plan for her too.

Finally, nobody wants to marry the beautiful Psyche. A mysterious suitor is finally found, but Aprhrodite decrees that Psyche must descend into Hades to earn his love.

In three love stories spun from Greek myths, Clemence McLaren, author of Inside the Walls of Troy and Waiting for Odysseus, presents these new retellings -- with all their longing, hope, fear, and love -- from the woman's point of view.
 
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