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American Home School Publishin (2005), 208 pages
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Young Theras, born an Athenian with all the rights, privileges, and freedoms this entails, is taken to Sparta by his uncle when his father is lost at war. He is forced to live as a Spartan, a brutal life with no pity for those who are not perfect physically and totally obedient to Spartan control. After several brutal incidents, he escapes with another boy and heads for Athens. After a hard and dangerous journey, and at the end of his strength, he encounters Herodotus who takes both boys to Athens, where Theras is united with his family and their property restored.
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LibraryThing member Hamburgerclan
This kids' book is the tale of boy in ancient Athens who gets hauled off to Sparta after his father is lost in a war. In those days, of course, Athenians and Spartans had different cultures and really didn't care for each other. So you get a nice peek into the different cultures and lives of the
--J.
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typical residents. (Though I have to warn you that the author has a bit of a preference for the Athenian lifestyle.) It's a somewhat interesting tale, but the historical exposition is a bit overboard and the characters rather two dimensional. True, it's only a kids' book, but in the past year I've descovered what good childrens' literature is like. This is only good waiting room material.--J.
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208 p.
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096670679X / 9780966706796