Cleopatra's Moon - Hardcover

Shecter, Vicky Alvear

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Selene has grown up in a palace on the Nile with her parents, Cleopatra & Mark Antony--the most brilliant, powerful rulers on earth. But the jealous Roman Emperor Octavianus wants Egypt for himself, & when war finally comes, Selene faces the loss of all she's ever loved. Forced to build a new life in Octavianus's household in Rome, she finds herself torn between two young men and two possible destinies--until she reaches out to claim her own.
This stunning novel brings to life the personalities & passions of one of the greatest dramas in history, & offers a wonderful new heroine in Selene.

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"Shecter, author of nonfiction books on Alexander the Great and Cleopatra VII, moves her scholarly interest in ancient Egypt seamlessly into the fictional realm with this dramatic account of the life of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony. . . . Shecter brings ancient Egypt and Rome to life with vivid period details and a fascinating take on a neglected historical figure." - Booklist
"[A]n intelligently written and stately meditation on fate, free will, and political power, a worthy challenge for readers up to it." --Horn Book
"In Cleopatra's Moon, Vicky Alvear Shecter takes a little bit of historical white space and a feisty, feminist heroine and weaves a beautiful novel of love and country.... Cleopatra's Moon is rich in authentic details, including faith. It never slows.... Her story of love and power satisfies." -- Jewish Book World, starred review
"Well written and painstakingly researched, this book will be a wonderful addition to advanced history reading lists and for students who like a fascinating story...." -- Voice of Youth Advocates

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Vicky Alvear Shecter is the author of CLEOPATRA'S MOON, the winner of the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, and three nonfiction books for young readers, most recently ANUBIS SPEAKS! A GUIDE TO THE AFTERLIFE BY THE EGYPTIAN GOD OF THE DEAD. A docent in the Ancient History department of the Carlos Museum of Art, she lives near Atlanta, Georgia. Please visit her website at www.vickyalvearshecter.com or follow her on Twitter at @valvearshecter.

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PublisherArthur a Levine
Publication date2011
ISBN 10 0545221307
ISBN 13 9780545221306
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Cleopatra's Moon.The Critically Acclaimed Young Adult NovelBased On The Real Life Of Cleopatra's Daughter, Selene.The only daughter of the last queen of Egypt watches her beloved father--Mark Antony--fall on his sword in front of her. Then she hears the haunting wails of the priestesses of Isis on the island of Pharos and knows her mother died. It is the end of Cleopatra's rule and the start of Selene's nightmare. Her parent's vicious enemy, the snake-like Octavianus, forces Cleopatra Selene to march through the streets of Rome in golden chains and then sentences her, along with her brothers, to live as political prisoners in his own home.There she fights desperately to keep her brothers safe from poisonings and secret assassination attempts. Selene plots furiously to do what she knows her mother Cleopatra would want her to do--reclaim her destiny as the queen of Egypt. While plotting with her mother's agents in Rome, Selene knows her best shot at retaking Egypt's throne is to beguile her despised captor's nephew, Marcellus, the beautiful, golden-haired heir to Octavanius. But Selene unexpectedly falls in love with a fellow political prisoner setting off a deeply personal crisis: Does Selene choose the man she loves over the man who could help her rule Egypt?Selene is determined to live up to her mother's last whispered words to her--"You have the heart of a great and powerful queen," but at what price? Is she doomed to live and die like her mother, trying to use sex and seduction to make strategic alliances to gain power? Or can she take destiny into her own hands and create a future her mother never imagined?Life in Rome has its own surprises and Selene discovers that trying to follow in her mother's footsteps unleashes dangerous and unexpected consequences. Will Selene make the same decisions--and mistakes--as her brilliant but doomed mother? Or will she find a way to forge an identity and future all her own? ??Take a trip to mysterious ancient Egypt--where a young Selene learns to follow Isis and curse her enemies with Anubis, the god of death and embalming--and prickly Rome where political intrigues and secret alliances are the currency of survival. LA Times called this young adult historical fiction novel "impressive in that it feels so real." Lose yourself in the exotic world of this critically acclaimed young adult romance novel.----------------------------------* Publisher's Weekly on this powerful, epic Teen Romance novel: "Fascinating.Romantic."* The Los Angeles Times On This Young Adult Historical Fiction Best Seller: "Magical. Impressive."----------------------------------Young Adult Romance Book Categories:> Young Adult Historical Fiction> Teen Romance Novel> Young Adult Books. Seller Inventory # DADAX0545221307

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