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Monday, February 14, 2011

Ariadne, Awake!

Orgel, D. (1994) Ariadne, Awake! Illus. Barry Moser. New York, NY: Viking.

Brief Annotation: Ariadne is a beautiful princess of Crete, the daughter of King Minos of Crete and Queen Pasiphae. However the Minotaur, a half man and half bull has been plaguing the town of Crete by requesting nine lives every seven years. Theseus, the Prince of Athens, comes to Crete and falls in love with Ariadne. She helps him defeat the Minotaur and they set sail for Athens....though she finds herself in a heap of trouble when she realizes that Theseus has left her on an island they docked on!


Genre: Myth


Grade Level: 6-10


Readers who will like this: Fans of fantasy and mythology, readers looking for a strong female character.


Rating/Response: ****. I was incredibly excited to see this book on the list. I had read this book numerous times as a middle school student and I was really excited to read it again. It's a great work of fiction that has a lot of mythology facts.


One question you would ask before a read-aloud: Does your family have a myth they like to retell?
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  1. Suzy KabackFebruary 27, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    I'll definitely add this book to my collection. Have you read The Hunger Games? If not, don't. We'll read it in the fall and it's a much better learning experience if you don't know the book ahead of time.

    The reason I ask is b/c the basic story behind The Hunger Games was inspired by the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.

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