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Dark of the Moon
Contributor(s): Barrett, Tracy (Author)
ISBN: 0547851642     ISBN-13: 9780547851648
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General
- Young Adult Fiction | Animals - Mythical Creatures
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 920
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.62 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Topical - Teen
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
- Topical - Girl's Interest
- Cultural Region - Mediterranean
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 145793
Reading Level: 6.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 12.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

"This retelling of the myth of the Minotaur is deft, dark, and enthralling." -School Library Journal
Fifteen-year-old Ariadne of Krete is the daughter of the high priestess of the moon. Isolated and lonely, she finds companionship only with her beloved handicapped brother, Asterion, who is held captive below the palace for his own safety. When a ship arrives from Athens, Ariadne meets Theseus, the handsome son of the king. Ariadne is drawn to him, and they form a friendship. But Theseus is doomed to die as an offering to the Minotaur, the monster beneath the palace--unless he can kill the beast first. That monster? Ariadne's brother. A wonderfully rich coming-of-age story.

Contributor Bio(s): Barrett, Tracy: - Tracy Barrett teaches Italian language and civilization at Vanderbilt University. Her books include King of Ithaka, On Etruscan Time, Cold in Summer, Anna of Byzantium, and the Sherlock Files series. Tracy lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee.Visit her website at www.tracybarrett.com.