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From Paula's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Unknown Author Why Paula loves this book

As someone new to ancient greek history this provided an illuminating, detailed and relatable insight. Beautiful writing combined with a dizzying array of characters, and a curiously stunning lead. I have rarely been so moved.

By Madeline Miller ,

Why should I read it?

48 authors picked The Song of Achilles as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

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'Captivating' DONNA TARTT
'I loved it' J K ROWLING
'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE

Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms…


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These Blue Mountains by Sarah Loudin Thomas,

A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.

German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…

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From Aspen's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Unknown Author Why Aspen loves this book

This book was a beautiful masterpiece, taking you right to Athens, and exploring the rich culture and society of Ancient Greece.

By Laura Amy Schlitz , Julia Iredale (illustrator) ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Amber and Clay as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 10, 11, 12, and 13.

What is this book about?

The Newbery Medal–winning author of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! givesreaders avirtuoso performance in verse in this profoundly original epic pitched just right for fans of poetry, history, mythology, and fantasy.

Welcome to ancient Greece as only genius storyteller Laura Amy Schlitz can conjure it. In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, “ringed by a restless sea,” live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less…


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