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Waiting for Odysseus
By McLaren, Clemence
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68982-875-1
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2000
Gr 7-9 For generations, the story of Odysseus has intrigued readers who have followed the Greek hero's journey from Ithaca to Troy and then from island to island as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War. Like many retellers before her, McClaren uses the basic tale first recounted in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, but instead of narrating the events in the voice of Odysseus, she tells the story from the point of view of the four women who were most intimately affected. The tale begins romantically as Penelope te...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
