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Quiver
By Spinner, Stephanie
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37581-489-1 978-0-37591-489-8
- Publisher
- Knopf
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2002
Gr 7-10 Atalanta, a skilled archer and a runner, has dedicated her life to Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt. She has grown up among hunters, and is as good or better than many of her male counterparts. When strangers appear and command that she return with them to her father, the king, she is shocked and dismayed. King Iasus, who abandoned her at birth, now demands that she marry and produce a son, since he does not have an heir. She balks at this id...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2003
This first-person narrative of the mythical Greek heroine Atalanta skillfully incorporates all of the legends about her, including perhaps the best-known story, in which she agrees to marry any man who can outrun her, while those who fail must die. Spinner draws a picture of a brave and earnest teenage girl who is forced by circumstances—otherwis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
