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Author Cross, Gillian, author.

Title The Iliad / retold by Gillian Cross ; illustrated by Neil Packer.

Publication Info. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.
©2015

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department  J 883 CROSS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J883 HOM    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Middle School Books  M883 CROSS    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Children's Department  J FICTION CROSS    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Department  J 883 CRO    DUE 04-10-24
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 883 CROSS    DUE 04-20-24
 Wethersfield Public Library - Children's Department  J 883 CROSS    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Children's Department  J CROSS    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description 151 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Contents The golden apple -- The quarrel -- Inside the walls of Troy -- Single combat -- Paris makes an offer and the Greeks make a wall -- Greeks on the run -- Pleading with Achilles -- Spies -- Disaster for the Greeks -- The gods interfere -- Patroclus in disguise -- Patroclus meets his fate -- The wonderful armor -- Achilles goes into battle -- The gods join in -- Fighting the river -- Hector's last stand -- Honor and dishonor -- Epilogue.
Summary "Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Iliad' has been called the first tragedy and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization"--Front jacket flap.
Audience Middle School.
Subject Achilles (Mythological character) -- Juvenile fiction.
Heroes -- Juvenile fiction.
Troy (Extinct city) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction.
Battles -- Juvenile fiction.
Deception -- Juvenile fiction.
Gods -- Juvenile fiction.
Achilles (Mythological character) -- Fiction.
Epic poetry, Greek -- Adaptations.
Heroes -- Jiction.
Troy (Extinct city) -- History -- Fiction.
Kings and rulers -- Fiction.
Battles -- Fiction.
Deception -- Fiction.
Gods -- Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Classics.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Historical -- Military & Wars.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Legends, Myths, Fables -- Greek & Roman.
Achilles.
Epic poetry, Greek -- Adaptations.
Heroes -- Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction.
Battles -- Juvenile fiction.
Deception -- Juvenile fiction.
Gods -- Juvenile fiction.
Adaptations.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Troy (Extinct city) -- History.
Achilles (Mythological character) (OCoLC)fst00795683
Battles. (OCoLC)fst00828915
Deception. (OCoLC)fst00888968
Gods. (OCoLC)fst00944223
Heroes. (OCoLC)fst00955558
Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
Turkey -- Troy (Extinct city) (OCoLC)fst01896842
Battles -- Fiction.
Deception -- Fiction.
Gods -- Fiction.
Kings and rulers -- Fiction.
Heroes -- Fiction.
Achilles (Mythological character)
Troy (Extinct city) -- History -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Adaptations, Juvenile.
Children's nonfiction. NZ-WeK
Adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01423910
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Adaptations.
Added Author Packer, Neil, illustrator.
Adaptation of (work): Homer. Iliad.
ISBN 9780763678326 (hardcover)
0763678325 (hardcover)
9780763698140 (boxed set hardcover)
0763698148 (boxed set hardcover)
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