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21) The Trojan horse
Author
Description
A retelling of how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the ten-year-long Trojan War.
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Tells of the great siege at Troy, the woman who caused it, the warriors who fought and fell, and the trickery that ended it all. The Trojan prince Paris has abducted Helen, the beautiful wife of King Menelaus. It is a crime that will unite all of Greece's armies against the kingdom of Troy. In a 10-year siege, brave warriors will fight, and both sides will suffer great bloodshed. Can the deadlock be broken?"
Author
Series
Great books of the Western world volume v22
Description
Original and modern versions in parallel columns.
Author
Pub. Date
[2009], c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Anaxandra, daughter of the king of a small Greek island, becomes caught up in the events of the siege of Troy when, after spending most of her life as a hostage, she is taken into the palace of King Menalaus and ends up traveling to Troy as protector of Helen's infant son.
34) The Iliad
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Homer's account of the tenth year of the Trojan War, centering around Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon and his revenge against Hector.
38) Achilles
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to Achilles and his place in Greek mythology, including his connection with the Trojan WAr and such figures as Athena and Apollo.
40) Troy
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.