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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7–10—This fictional memoir of Egypt's alluring, mysterious queen resonates with historical authenticity, plausible emotional dilemmas, and passion for power and survival. Living among a cast of both historical and fictional characters, Cleopatra narrates her story from age 10 in 59 BC to her death at age 39. A Greek descendant of Alexander the Great, she is portrayed as a keen observer of her father's oppressive rule and unpopular submission to Rome; as an intellectual who studies the papyrus scrolls in the Library at Alexandria and lear...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Royal intrigue and cutthroat politics abound in this work of historical fiction. Ruler and seductress Cleopatra relates the events of her life from a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
