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Tracy barrett is an american author of childrens books and young adult novels. Sep 05, 2011 dark of the moon by tracy barrett published by harcourt, september 19, 2011 fifteenyearold ariadne lives a very lonely life. Tracy barrett s retelling of the legend, dark of the moon, turns this image on its head. The beast, however, is not a monster but 18yearold asterion, born deformed and mentally incapacitated. Notable works edit barrett is best known for her historical young adult novel, anna of byzantium, a fictionalized retelling of the life of princess anna comnena in medieval byzantium. Those with inquiring minds, interested in discovering what it isnt true what they say about my brother that he ate those children. A historically rich reworking of theseus and the minotaur. Tracy barrett retells the story of the minotaur through the eyes of his fifteenyearold sister, ariadne, a lonely girl destined to become a goddess of the moon, and her new friend, theseus, the son of athens. Her books include king of ithaka, on etruscan time, cold in summer, anna of byzantium, and the sherlock files series. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Ariadne is destined to become a goddess of the moon. Tracy barrett has written more than twenty books for children and young adults. In this version of the story, the socalled monster is simply a mentally challenged teenage boy named asterion who must be confined to a mazelike area in the palace basement, both for his own safety and for everyone elses. Her mother is seen as the goddess incarnate, and is high priestess of their matriarchal society on the island of krete.
Dark of the moon by tracy barrett overdrive rakuten. Click to read more about dark of the moon by tracy barrett. Barrett is best known for her historical young adult novel, anna of byzantium, a fictionalized retelling of the life of princess anna comnena in medieval byzantium. In dark of the moon, barrett presents the true story of the minotaur, told in alternating first person by ariadne and theseus.
Her fiction titles include anna of byzantium penguin random house, the stepsisters tale harlequin teen, and the mid. School library journal fifteenyearold ariadne of krete is the daughter of the high priestess of the moon. Overview a historically rich reworking of theseus and the minotaur. Dark of the moon ebook por tracy barrett 9780547677552. Her newest book, dark of the moon, takes another famous greek legendthe. The website maintained by tracy barrett, author of childrens and youngadult books. With these words opens dark of the moon by tracy barrett, a wonderfully realistic and emotionally riveting retelling of the minotaur myth. In dark of the moon, tracy barrett flips the story on its head and lends the tale a new perspective. Dark of the moon by tracy barrett 2011, hardcover for. All that she has left are her mother and her beloved, misshapen brother asterion, who must be held captive below the palace for his own safety. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
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