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Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney

Goddess of Yesterday

Caroline B. Cooney

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · May 12, 2009

Anaxandra is taken from her birth island at age 6 by King Nicander to be a companion to his crippled daughter, Princess Callisto.

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Who it’s for
A survivor’s shifting identity gives this ancient-world tale its intimate pulse amid gods, danger, and war.
Themes
Survival, Identity, Home and belonging
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Anaxandra is taken from her birth island at age 6 by King Nicander to be a companion to his crippled daughter, Princess Callisto. Six years later, her new island is sacked by pirates and she is the sole survivor. Alone with only her Medusa figurine, she reinvents herself as Princess Callisto when Menelaus, great king of Sparta, lands with his men.

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He takes her back to Sparta with him where Helen, his beautiful wife, does not believe that the red-headed child is Princess Callisto. Although fearful of the half-mortal, half-goddess Helen, Anaxandra is able to stay out of harm’s way—until the Trojan princes Paris and Aeneas arrive. Paris and Helen’s fascination with each other soon turns to passion and plunges Sparta and Troy into war. Can Anaxandra find the courage to reinvent herself once again, appease the gods, and save herself? In Caroline B. Cooney’s epic tale of one girl’s courage and will to survive, Anaxandra learns that home is where you make it and identity goes deeper than just your name.

Myth, Reinvented

A survivor’s shifting identity gives this ancient-world tale its intimate pulse amid gods, danger, and war.

Come here for

  • A young heroine navigating mythic danger with nerve and improvisation
  • Ancient Greek stakes seen through one girl’s struggle to belong

Expect

  • Identity and survival at the heart of the adventure
  • Helen, Paris, and the road toward war in the background

Where it sits

Greek & Roman Myths for Teens94%
Historical YA - Ancient Worlds53%
YA Fantasy22%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • Epic YA Fantasy
  • Greek & Roman Myths for Teens
Authors
Caroline B. Cooney
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
May 12, 2009
Format
Paperback
Theme
Survival · Identity · Home and belonging
Reading lane
YA Adventure