Beauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy

10 best books like Beauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy (Carolyn Meyer): Halo, The Blood Spell, Ithaca: A Novel of Homer's Odyssey, Centaur Rising, The Great Hunt, Dragonfly, The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England, Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons, Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, For The Winner

Halo

Author	Alexandra Adornetto
ISBN	0312656262

An angel is sent to Earth on a mission.
But falling in love is not part of the plan.

Three angels – Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, the youngest and most human – are sent by Heaven to bring good to a world falling under the influence of darkness. They work hard to conceal...

The Blood Spell

Author	C.J. Redwine
ISBN	0062653016

Blue de la Cour has her life planned: hide the magic in her blood and continue trying to turn metal into gold so she can help her city’s homeless. But when her father is murdered and a cruel but powerful woman claims custody of Blue and her property, one wrong move could expose her—and doom her once and...

Ithaca: A Novel of Homer's Odyssey

Author	Patrick Dillon
ISBN	1681771551

Telemachus’s father, Odysseus, went off to war before he was born … and never came back. Aged sixteen, Telemachus finds himself abandoned, his father’s house overrun with men pursuing his beautiful mother, Penelope, and devouring the family’s wealth. He determines to leave Ithaca, his...

Centaur Rising

Author	Jane Yolen
ISBN	0805096647

One night during the Perseid meteor shower, Arianne thinks she sees a shooting star land in the fields surrounding her family's horse farm. About a year later, one of their horses gives birth to a baby centaur. The family has enough attention already as Arianne's six-year-old brother was born with birth...

The Great Hunt

Author	Wendy Higgins
ISBN	0062381334

“Aerity…” Her father paused as if the words he was forming pained him. “I must ask you to sacrifice the promise of love for the sake of our kingdom.”

She could only stare back, frozen.

When a strange beast terrorizes the kingdom of Lochlanach, fear stirs revolt. In an act of...

Dragonfly

Author	Leila Meacham
ISBN	1538733986

At the height of WWII, five idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the OSS, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds--a Texan athlete with German roots, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman,...

The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England

Author	Susan Higginbotham
ISBN	1402237669

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The Stolen Crown begins is told from the alternating POV of Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham and his wife Katherine Woodville. Henry (Harry) was married as a young child to Katherine, younger sister of Elizabeth Woodville - Queen of England and wife to Edward IV (no small feat for those...

Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons

Author	Jane Yolen
ISBN	0064408485

Hippolyta is a true amazon. Proud and brave, she lives for the thrill of the hunt and for the friendship of her fellow female warriors. Then, because her mother demands it and in defiance of the laws of her people, she must take her newborn brother to his father in Troy, where she finds herself in terrible...

Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls

Author

Dav Pilkey

The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad habits. But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain! Meanwhile, Petey the Cat has been released from jail and starts a new life with Li'l Petey. But when Petey's own father arrives,...

For The Winner

Author	Emily Hauser
ISBN	1473525527

Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen.

One woman fought alongside them.

Abandoned at birth on the slopes of Mount Pelion, Atalanta is determined to prove her...

From the Age of Discovery to a World at War

Author	William J. Bennett
ISBN	1595550550

To resce the future, we must remember our past.

With command and wit, William J. Bennett reacquaints Americans with their heritage in an engaging narrative that cuts through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism. Washington, Franklin, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and others reemerge...

The Crusades

Author

Abigail Archer

Looking into the past, the Crusades seem incomprehensible. What combination of religious fervor, hatred of people of different faiths, and gall led Europeans of 1100 A.D. to make their way thousands of miles to conquer the Holy Land? Why did they continue for 200 years? How did the Crusades change the...

Blank Comic Book for Kids: Create Your Own Comics with This Comic Book Journal Notebook: Over 100 Pages Large Big 8.5 X 11 Cartoon / Comic Book with Lots of Templates

Author	NOT A BOOK
ISBN	1539660419

Kids love making their own cartoons and comics and this Blank Comic Book for Kids is the book you need. Filled with comic book templates of various styles, with over 100 pages, this book will keep budding artists busy for hours. This is a big comic book, 8.5" x 11" so lots of room for them to immerse themselves...

I Love Science: A Journal for Self-Discovery and Big Ideas

Author	Rachel Ignotofsky
ISBN	1607749807

A guided journal based on Rachel Ignotofsky's New York Times bestselling book Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World.
Full of writing, drawing, and creativity prompts, I Love Science inspires kids (and adults) of all ages to fill the pages with ideas, self-exploration,...

Listen to the Moon

Author	Michael Morpurgo
ISBN	0007591993

The stunning new novel of World War One from Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller and multi-million copy bestseller. May, 1915. Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies - injured, thirsty, lost…and with absolutely no memory of who she...

The Divergent Library: Divergent; Insurgent; Allegiant; Four: The Transfer, The Initiate, The Son, and The Traitor

Author

Veronica Roth

The definitive box set for Divergent fans! This four-book set includes paperbacks of the three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy, plus the companion volume told from the perspective of the immensely popular character Tobias, all wrapped up in a dazzling keepsake box.

This...

Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set

Author	Anonymous
ISBN	0877798753

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Across the Dark Water

Author	Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
ISBN	0062415395

Deep in the jungles of the Realm, the Sandwen clan live amongst deadly spit dragons and hordes of warring giants. But with their winged battle horses, they manage to keep their people safe. Twelve-year-old Rahkki is a stable groom for the Riders in the Sandwen army, taking care of his brother’s winged...