King of Ithaka
by:
Tracy Barrett (author)
Telemachos has a comfortable life on his small island of Ithaka, where his mother Penelopeia keeps the peace even though the land has been without its king, his father Odysseus, since the Trojan War began many years ago.But now the people are demanding a new king, unless Telemachos can find...
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Telemachos has a comfortable life on his small island of Ithaka, where his mother Penelopeia keeps the peace even though the land has been without its king, his father Odysseus, since the Trojan War began many years ago.But now the people are demanding a new king, unless Telemachos can find Odysseus and bring him home. With only a mysterious prophecy to guide him, Telemachos sets off over sea and desert in search of the father he has never known.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780805089691 (0805089691)
ASIN: 805089691
Publish date: September 14th 2010
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
A retelling of the Odyssey from the point of view of Telemakos. Barrett does a marvelous job of creating a sense of place and time, and the theme of coming to terms with family is nicely done.
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