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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100375875298
ISBN-139780375875298
eBay Product ID (ePID)61799881
Product Key Features
Book TitleNobody's Princess
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLegends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman, Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, Fantasy & Magic, Historical / Ancient Civilizations, Action & Adventure / General, General, Girls & Women
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
AuthorEsther Friesner
Book SeriesPrincesses of Myth Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2008-274246
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Grade ToEleventh Grade
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
SynopsisFriesner deftly weaves together history and myth as she takes a new look at the girl who will become Helen of Troy. The resulting story offers up adventure, humor, and a fresh and engaging heroine readers cannot help but root for., Helen of Sparta wants to be more than a princess and a pretty face--she wants to be a hero. The traditions of ancient Sparta would have Helen know her place: a beautiful princess, a loyal daughter, a perfect bride. But Helen wants adventure, and she's not looking back. Not one to count on the gods to take care of her, she sets out to see the world and seek her own fate with steely determination. Her rebellious will makes Helen dangerous enemies--such as the self-proclaimed "son of Zeus" Theseus--but it also gains her true friends, from the famed huntress Atalanta to the young priestess who is the Oracle of Delphi. If she is strong enough, if she is cunning enough, if she is brave enough, Helen will find her destiny . . . but what does destiny have in store for her? In Nobody's Princess, author Esther Friesner deftly weaves together history and myth as she takes a new look at the girl who will become Helen of Troy. The back of the book includes further facts about Helen of Troy and Ancient Greece. Hand to readers who love Tamora Pierce and Leigh Bardugo, particularly if they just finished Wonder Woman: Warbringer and want to know more about Helen of Troy. "A must-read for fans of fantasy and mythology."-- VOYA "Along the way, Friesner skillfully exposes larger issues of women's rights, human bondage, and individual destiny. It's a rollicking good story."-- Booklist