Name: King of Ithaka
ISBN: 9780312551483

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Why This Clicks

Mythic Entryway

A mythic, readable take that leans into both story momentum and the old-world feel.

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mythic immersion
plainspoken, teen-friendly retelling

Expect

sustained narrative flow
familiar Greek-myth texture

Book Details

Authors: Tracy Barrett
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: March 18, 2014
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Greek & Roman Myths · Greek & Roman Myths for Teens
Reading lane: Greek & Roman Myths

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Publisher Categories

Parent-Child Stories
YA Adventure
Greek & Roman Myths for Teens

About This Book

Telemachos has a comfortable life on his small island of Ithaka, where his mother, Penelopeia, keeps the peace even though the land has been without its king, his father Odysseus, since the Trojan War began many years ago. But now the people are demanding a new king, unless Telemachos can find Odysseus and bring him home. With only a mysterious prophecy to guide him, Telemachos sets off over sea and desert in search of the father he has never known. Tracy Barrett brings Gree...

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Telemachos has a comfortable life on his small island of Ithaka, where his mother, Penelopeia, keeps the peace even though the land has been without its king, his father Odysseus, since the Trojan War began many years ago. But now the people are demanding a new king, unless Telemachos can find Odysseus and bring him home. With only a mysterious prophecy to guide him, Telemachos sets off over sea and desert in search of the father he has never known. Tracy Barrett brings Greek mythology to life in King of Ithaka .