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McLaren, Clemence
3 Reviews
(3)
YA
Atalanta loses a race and wins a suitor; Andromeda escapes being sacrificed when Perseus rescues her; Psyche loses her husband Eros through mistrust and regains him through suffering and effort. These familiar Greek myths are fleshed out with such great attention to characterization and motivation that they come to life as gripping romances, thoroughly accessible to modern readers.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(4)
YA
Although the title suggests that this story belongs to Odysseus's wife Penelope, who waited twenty years for the warrior-king to return from the Trojan War, the novel actually retells portions of his adventures through the eyes of four women--Penelope, Circe, Athena, and Eurycleia (his old nursemaid). Girls drawn in by the female point of view may ultimately be disappointed that the entire story still revolves around Odysseus.
Reviewer: Anne St. John
(3)
4-6
Kate is miserable when she moves with her father and brother from the mainland to Hawaii to live near her father's family. While her brother looks Hawaiian and easily fits in, Kate, who looks like her white mother, is the victim of much racism but eventually finds a way to embrace her Hawaiian side. Readers will be sympathetic to Kate's situation and interested in the details of life in Hawaii.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
3 reviews
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