According to busts carved during her lifetime, cleopatra wore her hair in the greek fashionlong hair wound up in a bun in the back. Cleopatra s moon is about the daughter of cleopatra vii, cleopatra selene. Cleopatras moon by vicky alvear shecter booksamillion. Tag is a medical slave, doomed to spend his life healing his masters injured gladiators. Vicky alvear shecter when your world blows apart, what will you hold onto.
The reallife daughter of cleopatra and mark antonythe only one of the queens four children to survive to adulthoodlost everything and everyone when her parents enemy defeated them. Cleopatra moon vicky alvear shecter books cleopatra moon vicky alvear shecte. And rather than focusing on the events leading up to the death of cleopatra vii, vicky alvear shecter focuses largely on the aftermath of her death and the impact it has on her children, particularly her only daughter. Happily vicky alvear shecter did this girl justice. Vicky alvear shecter wishes she had a time machine to go back to the glory days of ancient egypt, greece and rome. Cleopatras moon by vicky alvear shecter rakuten kobo. Cleopatras moon i am currently reading the book cleopatras m. Cleopatra selene is the only daughter of the brilliant queen cleopatra of egypt a. The extraordinary daughter of cleopatra and mark antony seeks to reclaim her birthright in the first novel of. Cleopatra selene is the only daughter of the brilliant queen cleopatra of egypt and general marcus antonius of rome. Cleopatras moon i am currently reading the book cleopatras moon by vicky alvear shecter.
First off it was kind of boring in the beginning and it took m. She was, of course, the last in her dynasty of greek rulers, so its. Cleopatras moon 2011 read online free book by vicky. Now orphans, cleopatra and her brothers are sent to rome.
Selene grew up in a palace on the nile under parents cleopatra an. A young adult novel based on the real life of cleopatras only surviving child, her daughter, cleopatra selene. This fascinating historical novel explores the tumultuous history of cleopatra viii selene, the only daughter of cleopatra vii and marcus antonius. After the deaths of antony and cleopatra, selene which means, moon and her brothers were forced to sail to rome and live in the home of the.
Shes grown up with jewels on her arms, servants at her fe. Forced to build a new life in octavianuss household in rome, she finds herself torn between two young men and two possible. From her palace in egypt, to the dirty streets of rome, cleopatra selene is forced to fight to protect the tatters of her family after her parents cleopatra and mark antony lose their kingdom and their. Download or read cleopatra s moon 2011 in pdf, epub formats. Read cleopatra s moon by vicky alvear shecter available from rakuten kobo. Cleopatra s moon by vicky alvear shecter book resume. Bower finds a microorganism unlike any she has run across in her lifetime. Cleopatra s moon is vicky alvear shecter s debut novel, an entertaining work of historical fiction that should appeal to teens who enjoy history or more pensive reads cleopatra s moon. Cleopatras moon kentucky libraries unbound overdrive. The critically acclaimed young adult novel based on the real life of cleopatras daughter, selene. She is the daughter of the great cleopatra vii, and the roman general marcus antonius.
Cleopatras moon by vicky alvear shecter is a novel that follows the life of cleopatra viis daughter cleopatra selene after the death of her parents and the siege of her beloved kingdom egypt. Click download or read online button to get cleopatra s moon book now. Cleopatras moon ebook by vicky alvear shecter rakuten kobo. This colorful, sophisticated tale brings to life an ancient religion with some unusual and mysterious beliefs, but its main focus is both passionate and philosophical, telling of the emotional journey of one. The story first takes place in egypt and is based on the princess cleopatra selenes adventures throughout her life. Alexander the great rocks the world, a voya honor pick for nonfiction, and cleopatra rules a docent in the ancient history department of the carlos museum of art, she lives in avondale estates, georgia. While i knew the history regarding selenes life, shecter s version has many delightful twists and turns. The only daughter of the last queen of egypt watches her beloved fathermark antonyfall on his sword in front of her. A novel of pompeii and the adult historical collaborations, a song of war, a year of ravens, and a day of fire.
Shes grown up with jewels on her arms, servants at her feet, and all the pleasures of a palace at her command, and she wants only to follow in her. Cleopatra s moon download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Vicky alvear shecter is the author of multiple books set in the ancient world, including the ya novels, cleopatras moon, based on the life of cleopatras only daughter, and curses and smoke. All go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Download read cleopatras moon 2011 by vicky alvear. Buy cleopatras moon by vicky alvear shecter at mighty ape nz. Cleopatra s moon the extraordinary story of cleopatra s only daughter now in paperback princess of egyptcleopatra selene is the only daughter of the brilliant queen cleopatra of egypt and general marcus antonius of rome.
Plague a medical thriller the plague trilogy book 1. Cleopatra s moon by shecter, vicky alvear, 1961publication date 2011. By the time i entered college, i had forgotten my dreams of digging in the dirt and ended up with a degree. Cleopatra s moon ebook written by vicky alvear shecter. The luxe meets the ancient world in the extraordinary story of cleopatra s daughter. Vicky alvear shecter is the awardwinning author of young adult fiction, middle grade biographies and mythologies, and adult historical fiction. But her trials continue as she must survive traps set for her in rome. Vicky alvear shecter is the author of two nonfiction books about the ancient world.
Download ebook cleopatras moon pdf written by vicky alvear. Until she can find one, she writes about the famous and fabulous lives of the ancients and their gods instead. Selene grew up in a palace on the nile under parents cleopatra and mark. Forced to build a new life in octavianuss household in rome. Download free old school tobias wolff 9780747574651 books. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Editions of cleopatras moon by vicky alvear shecter. I love anything egyptian except cleopatra vii, who just had to go and lose egypt to the romans, and vicky alvear shecter delivers a wonderful novel with a strong heroine in cleopatra selene.
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