Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780689873973)

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.

Author: Clemence McLaren
ISBN-10: 0689873972
ISBN-13: 9780689873973
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2004
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 7.10h x 4.16w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 17262 / Inside the Walls of Troy


Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 01/01/2005 pg. 15