Summary
Do you like Drama, mystery, romance, scandal or just all out mayhem? if your answer to any of the above then this is definetly the book for you. This book is an informal biographical sketch and history of the Pharoah Cleopatra. This book explores how Cleopatra's rose to be the powerful force of Egypt and reign as the Queen of Egypt.
Critique
This book fun to read. There are times you feel as though the documentary is being told through the eyes of a teenager. The subjects in this book are written in the vernacular of a student. There are lots of puns and combined modern reference with ancient facts. The characters in the book are whimsically described; one example is, "Caesar was fifty-two years old. He had a wife at home and a grown daughter who had died giving birth years before. He was balding. Yet the dud had a reputation for being a player." (p. 27) I recommend this book to age 12 and up.
Website Interest
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www.commonsensemedia.org/book-review-cleopatra-rules
motherdaughterbookclub/2011/01/book-review-cleopatra-rule
www.goodreads.com/book/show/8285377-cleopatra-rules
Book Interests
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2. My Name Is Not Easy
3. Torn (The Missing Book 4)
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Great attention getting opening sentence!
ReplyDeleteThe excerpt you added definitely makes the book seem like an interesting read. It seems to be written with students in mind. It will keep them interested while informing them.
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