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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. The only daughter of the last queen of egypt watches her beloved fathermark antonyfall on his sword in front of her. It begins with cleopatra being named queen of cyrenaica and libya by her father and follows the events around her parents suicide. Selene is the daughter of cleopatra and mark antony.
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. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Cleopatra selene is the only daughter of the brilliant queen cleopatra of egypt and general marcus antonius of rome. Summary, etc cleopatra selene, the only surviving daughter of cleopatra and marc antony, recalls her life of pomp and splendor in egypt and, after her parents deaths, captivity and treachery in rome. A novel of pompeii and the adult historical collaborations, a song of war, a year of ravens, and a day of fire. Vicky alvear shecter is the author of two historical fiction novels for young adults. Cleopatras moon by vicky alvear shecter scholastic. Buy cleopatra s moon book online at best prices in india on. Character list cleopatra s moon authors note the facts within the fiction acknowledgments about the author accelerated reader grades 912 5. 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. Bunburry in the stacks shines in its beauty as a story, and narrator kirsten potter brings it to life as few others could. Many know the story of cleopatra, but few know of her daughter, cleopatra selene, whose wholly dark life is captured in vicky alvear shecter s cleopatras moon. The critically acclaimed young adult novel based on the real life of cleopatra s daughter, selene.
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A daughter of egypt and rome, cleopatra selene faces the world after the fall of her parents, the collapse of her kingdom and her capture and confinement along with her brothers in the emperor octavianus palace. Vicky alvear shecter, cleopatra s moon i loved this book. Download cleopatras moon audiobook by vicky alvear shecter. Vicky alvear shecter, cleopatras moon i loved this book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Read cleopatra s moon by vicky alvear shecter available from rakuten kobo. The author has written nonfiction books for children about this era cleopatra rules. A number of vicky alvear shecter s books have accompanying teacher and discussion guides. Forced to build a new life in octavianuss household in rome, she finds herself torn between two young men and.
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