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Inside the Walls of Troy Hardcover – October 1, 1996

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Product Details

  • Age Range: 12 and up
  • Lexile Measure: 900L (What's this?)
  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Atheneum; 1st edition (October 1, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0689318200
  • ISBN-13: 978-0689318207
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,102,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsInside the Walls of Troy
A Kid's Review on July 26, 2002
Format: Mass Market Paperback
"Inside the Walls of Troy" is the most wonderful action- filled, heart-touching book about the Greek times I have ever read .It is told by two very different Greek Princesses. The first part of the book is told by Helen of Sparta,who later becames Helen of Troy. Helen's story starts when she is declared the most beautiful, mortal women in all the world. At twelve she is kidnapped by pirates. When she is finally returned to her father, many men want her hand in marrige. Her father chooses a nobleman named Menelaus,who she is forced to marry. Soon after, Helen fell deeply in love with Menelaus'good friend named Paris and runs away to Troy with him. The second part of the book is told by Cassandra, Paris' sister. She tells about the war between Sparta and Troy .This war was fought because Paris would not give Helen back to her husband, Menelaus.If there was one thing I could change it would be to make the book longer. I loved it and recommend it highly.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis book deserves more recognition!
By FH7 on January 16, 2000
Format: Hardcover
This was one of the most fantastic books I have ever read. As a fervent feminist and lover of Greek mythology and history, this book appealled to me from all aspects. It re-tells the Trojan War from the viewpoint of Cassandra and Helen. No one knows what the women were really like, but Clemence McLaren did an excellent job in making them appear three-dimensional and realistic. All our records of the war (e.g. Homer) have discussed the men. It's time the women got some recognition! Anyway, this was an amazing book. I recommend you read it. You may cry at the end.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGood ideas, not the best execution...
By Victory Silvers on August 14, 2004
Format: Hardcover
We've heard the male version of the Trojan War for centuries. What about the women involved? How did Helen feel? What would it have been like to be Cassandra and have to watch your brothers head off into battle? The author takes you there. While personally I believe she could have included even more viewpoints of other women, and switched back and forth between Helen and Cassandra, the author opted to start with Helen's life as a child and switch to Cassandra's viewpoint after Helen arrives in Troy. While many would think this would make the book a bit unbalanced, it actually works quite well, as we see Cassandra's feelings towards Helen greatly change over the many years Troy is under siege. Overall, a pretty enjoyable read.
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3.0 out of 5 starsInside the Walls of Troy - A review
A Kid's Review on October 31, 2000
Format: Mass Market Paperback
This was a very interesting book. It was not the usual happy ever after story where the Prince carries the Princess off and they get married. This tells the story like it actually is. War is not only when the good side wins. The gore,blood,the grime, and sweat of the warriors is told as realistically as possible. This book is about a ten year long war. A young girl named Helen, renowned as the most beautiful women in the world, was married to a man named Menelaus. One day a young handsome stranger named Paris comes along. Helen immediately falls in love with him. Helen and Paris elope together back to Troy. Menelaus is outraged. First he tries to send a delegation to Troy to ask for Helen's return. King Priam, the King of Troy, refuses. Priam loves Helen himself and thinks that she will be the prize of the city. Menelaus declares war on Troy, so Troy and Greeks go to War. The first part of the book, is told by Helen, but then the story switches to Cassandra's point of view. Cassandra is a Trojan woman. She is really stubborn and likes to stand up for what she believes in. Like Helen, she wants control over her own life. Cassandra also had the gift of seeing the future. She predicts that this whole war is going to happen. At first she is a little wary of Helen, but then they grow to be great friends. The only thing that they disagree on is Paris. Cassandra thinks that Paris is lazy and self-centered. Helen thinks that Paris is the most gorgeous and loving person in the world. The war wages on for ten long and weary years. Thousands of men die and no one even knows what it is over anymore. In the end one side wins. To find out read the book! I really liked how Ms. Mclaren told it from two of the womens' points of view. She really described how they were thinking and feeling.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsInside the Walls of Troy
A Kid's Review on January 7, 2005
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"Inside the Walls of Troy"

I personally think that "Inside the Walls of Troy" is a great book. It is generally meant to be read by girls. If you are interested in what was happening around the Greek era this is a great book for you. If you are also interested in what women have done to contribute in our history this is also a good book for you.

"Inside the Walls of Troy" gives two women perspectives. The first half of the book is in the perspective of Helen Queen of Sparta. The second half of the book is in Princess Cassandra of Troy's perspective. This book is all about what was happening inside the walls of Troy during the Trojan War. This is a great book for people who are just starting off learning about Greek history, but it's also a great book if you know everything there is to know about Greek history.

In the beginning of the book Helen deceives her husband and sails off with the stunning Prince Paris. At first Cassandra, Paris's sister has a lot of hatred toward Helen. Later on she can't help but start to like the beautiful and friendly young woman. This book is all about the growing friendship of two women inside the walls of Troy.

Overall I think "Inside the Walls of Troy" is a great book. After all I've read it twice. I think the book is definitely worth reading. If you're like me you'll love it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book!

This book is about a beautiful girl named Helen who was kidnapped at the age of 12. Helen goes through task after task and is married to a suitor name Menelaus. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsi really liked the action packed part of the story

i really liked the action packed part of the story. there was lots of drama. i personally liked Cassandra's story. i would recommend this to any other 6th grader. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

This book is interesting. I like helens story better you defiantly get the whole plot of the story

Published 5 months ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsOverall it was a interesting book to read.

This book was ok because it shows the Trojan war from the woman's point of view and how they felt about it because all we ever heard is the males point of view.

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Published on January 25, 2013 by alli12987
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Published on December 6, 2007 by Lynn Ellingwood
5.0 out of 5 starsInside the Walls of Troy

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU WERE KIDNAPPED BY A FAMOUS HERO AND TURNED INTO A PROUD PRINCESS? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU WERE PROCLAIMED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD AND YOU... Read more

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