Goddess of Yesterday: A Tale of Troy | Caroline B. Cooney

Goddess of Yesterday: A Tale of Troy | Caroline B. Cooney | The Goddess of Yesterday

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	Goddess of Yesterday: A Tale of Troy Caroline B. Cooney Laurel Leaf, 2003 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Anaxandra is taken from her birth island at age 6 by King Nicander to be a companion to his crippled daughter, Princess Callisto. Six years later, her new island is sacked by pirates and she is the sole survivor. Alone with only her Medusa figurine, she reinvents herself as Princess Callisto when Menelaus, great king of Sparta, lands with his men. He takes her back to Sparta with him where Helen, his beautiful wife, does not believe that the red-headed child is Princess Callisto. Although fearful of the half-mortal, half-goddess Helen, Anaxandra is able to stay out of harm?s way?until the Trojan princes Paris and Aeneas arrive. Paris and Helen?s fascination with each other soon turns to passion and plunges Sparta and Troy into war. Can Anaxandra find the courage to reinvent herself once again, appease the gods, and save herself?

In Caroline B. Cooney?s epic tale of one girl?s courage and will to survive, Anaxandra learns that home is where you make it and identity goes deeper than just your name.

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Vicki's Review

Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney is a great book for all readers 11 or 12 and up. It is 244 pages (in very small print) and has a nine-page epilogue that tells what really happened in the time the story takes place, which is the beginning of the Trojan War. It is a historical fiction book with some but not a lot of fantasy. I would compare it to the book about the Trojan war, the Iliad, because it takes place in the same time and mostly the same place, and it is about the same subject.
Anaxandra is the favorite child of her father, who is a pirate and in charge on their tiny island on the Aegean Sea. When she is six, she is taken by King Nicander and Queen Petra of Siphnos to be a friend to his crippled daughter, Princess Callisto. As soon as Anaxandra adjusts to her new life, Siphnos is attacked by pirates. All the men are killed, and all the women and children are taken as slaves, except for Anaxandra. She is found a few days later by King Menelaus of Sparta, who mistakes her for Callisto, and Anaxandra must pretend to be her to survive. Menelaus takes Anaxandra back to Sparta with him, and he plans to take care of her, and to have her befriend his daughter, Princess Hermione. But his wife, the half-goddess half-mortal Helen, does not believe that this healthy, red headed girl is the sickly, black haired Queen Petra told her about. Fearful of the beautiful and fierce Helen, Anaxandra manages to stay out of harms way, until Paris, the Trojan prince arrives. But when Menelaus leaves to go to his grandfather's funeral, Helen leaves with Paris to go to Troy and become Paris's wife, which plunges Troy and Sparta into war. Then Anaxandra has to assume the identity of someone else... if she wants to live.
My favorite part of the book is when Anaxandra goes to Siphnos because it is one of the most desriptive and readable parts of the book. It introduces lots of new characters, and if you don't read this part of the book, you will not understand any part of the book.
I liked this book because it is one of those books that you can't put down. You need to know what happens to a character, what a character did, or what crazy thing Anaxandra is doing. It has a lot of action, adventure, mystery, history, and humor packed into one book. Also, I like longer books and this book is long and has very small print. It is definatly a must-read for history, humor, and adventure lovers.

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The Goddess of Yesterday

The Goddess of Yesterday
By Caroline B. Cooney

Imagine a wonderful life on an island with your parents, dog, and brothers. Well that's what Anaxandra had, until a king came to the island demanding a hostage. To the family's dismay, Anaxandra was chosen. Anaxandra was young and didn't know what was going on. So she is taken to the king's island. However, the island is looted and the king killed. Then, another king comes to the island. Anaxandra can't tell him she's a hostage, so she pretends to be the princess of the island. It so happens that the king's wife is Helen of Sparta. Helen has met the princess and knows Anaxandra is not her. So Helen begins to cause trouble for Anaxandra that will take her on the biggest adventure of her life.

I loved this book because it's a mix of adventure, exitement, suspense, and a little bit of romance. So if you like variety and a book you can't put down, then you'll love The Goddess of Yesterday.

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Wonderful Plot(s)

I finished this book, and thought it was great! It ends right there, which leaves the reader wanting to know more about what happens to the character. I really hope there's a sequel, cause i'd read the sequel if there is one no matter what. =)

One of my favorite trogan war books

I love this book, it starts out when Anavandra is 6 and she is taken by king Nicander, and she becomes the playmate of his daughter Callisto. Then when Nicander and callisto are killed, Anavandra doesn't know what to do, but then king Menelaus of sparta comes and takes her home, but only after she lies and tells the all that she is Callisto, the princess of the island. In sparta she meets heart chilling Helen who doesn't fall for Anavandra's trick. Then when Helen and Paris run off with all of the place gold. Anavandra is sent instead of Helen's daughter, and that is how she ends up in Troy. This book is romantic, sweet, funny, and good enough to read over and over! I would say ages 12 and up!

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