vicky_alvear_shecter. Author of young adult historical fiction and mid-grade mythology: Curses Smoke, Cleopatra's Moon, Hades Speaks, Anubis Speaks and more Looked up and was reminded to breathe because wo. Fall flowers. #fallwalks #deepbreath. Loved . Cleopatra’s Moon. The real-life daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony—the only one of the queen’s four children to survive to adulthood—lost everything and everyone when her parents’ enemy defeated them. 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 man responsible for their www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 50 secs. ― Vicky Alvear Shecter, Cleopatra's Moon. tags: choice, cleopatra, cleopatra-selene, isis. 10 likes. Like “I especially treasured my glimpses of Mother, Queen Cleopatra VII. She sat on a golden throne, looking as resplendent as one of the giant marble statues guarding the tombs of the Old Ones. Diamonds twinkled in a jungle of black braids 4/5.
The first-person narration follows Cleopatra Selene from age 7 to 16 as she grows politically savvy, falls in love and sets her own course. The author has written nonfiction books for children about this era (Cleopatra Rules!, , etc.), and here the historical context and characters are well drawn. The sadistic family plotting in Octavianus. Vicky Alvear Shecter. Official Author Site. Author. Contact Vicky; YA Historical Fiction. Cleopatra's Moon; Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii; Mythology. Anubis Speaks: A Guide to the Afterlife by the Egyptian God of the Dead; Hades Speaks: A Guide to the Underworld by the Greek God of the Dead;. Review: Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter. Posted June 9, by Stephanie in 4 Stars, Cleopatra's Moon, Historical Fiction, Review, Vicky Alvear Shecter, Young Adult / 4 Comments. Title: Cleopatra's Moon Author: Vicky Alvear Shecter Publication: January 1st by Arthur A. Levine Books.
Cleopatra’s Moon: Book Excerpt About the Book: A young adult novel based on the real life of Cleopatra’s only surviving child, her daughter, Cleopatra Selene. 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 lives. Cleopatra's Moon. The Critically Acclaimed Young Adult Novel Based On The Real Life Of Cleopatra's Daughter, Selene. The only daughter of the last queen of Egypt watches her beloved father--Mark Antony--fall on his sword in front of her. Then she hears the haunting wails of the priestesses of Isis on the island of Pharos and knows her mother died. Vicky Alvear Shecter is the author of CLEOPATRA'S MOON, the winner of the SCBWI Crystal Kite.
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