ABOUT THIS BOOK

Caroline B. Cooney brings to life this epic tale of one girl’s courage.

At age six Anaxandra is taken by King Nicander to be a companion to his crippled daughter on the island of Siphnos. Anaxandra has adjusted to her new life when, six years later, Siphnos is sacked by pirates, and she is the sole survivor. When a fleet of ships stops on the island to investigate, she assumes the identity of Princess Callisto to survive. The ships belong to Menelaus, king of Sparta, and he takes her back to Sparta with him. But Helen, wife of
Menelaus, does not believe that this child is Princess Callisto. Anaxandra manages to stay out of harm’s way—until Paris and Aeneas arrive. When Menelaus and his men depart to attend his grandfather’s funeral, Paris and Helen’s passionate affair plunges Sparta and Troy into war.

Winner of the Josette Frank Award
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
An ALA Notable Book


REVIEWS

“A compulsively readable story.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred

“Teen readers will be mesmerized.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caroline B. Cooney is the author of The Face on the Milk Carton (an IRA–CBC Children’s Choice) and its companions Whatever Happened to Janie? (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults), The Voice on the Radio (an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists), and What Janie Found. Her other novels include The Ransom of Mercy Carter, What Child Is This?, Burning Up, and Drivers Ed. She lives in Madison, Connecticut, and New York City.


AWARDS

WINNER 2003 - ALA Notable Children's Book
WINNER 2003 - Texas Lone Star Reading List
WINNER - Josette Frank Award



RELATED LINKS

Click here for Caroline B. Cooney’s printable Author Bio
Click here for the Mythology Teachers Guide (PDF format)