02057cam a2200373 4500 759088870 TxAuBib 20151104120000.0 150114s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780763678326 hbk. $19.99 0763678325 hbk. $19.99 (OCoLC)900179874 YDXCP eng rda YDXCP OCLCQ BTCTA BDX CGP OCLCO NYP CLE OCLCO C9Z OCLCF OCLCO TxGR TxAuBib Cross, Gillian, author. The Iliad [Book] / retold by Gillian Cross ; illustrated by Neil Packer. First U. S. edition. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015. 151 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm. The golden apple -- The quarrel -- Inside the walls of Troy -- Single combat -- Paris makes an offer and the Greeks make a wall -- Greeks on the run -- Pleading with Achilles -- Spies -- Disaster for the Greeks -- The gods interfere -- Patroclus in disguise -- Patroclus meets his fate -- The wonderful armor -- Achilles goes into battle -- The gods join in -- Fighting the river -- Hector's last stand -- Honor and dishonor -- Epilogue. "Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Iliad' has been called the first tragedy and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization"--Front jacket flap. Middle School. 20151104. Achilles Mythological character Fiction. Epic poetry, Greek Adaptations. Heroes Fiction. Kings and rulers Fiction. Battles Fiction. Deception Fiction. Gods Fiction. Troy (Extinct city) History Fiction. Packer, Neil, illustrator. Homer. Iliad. RV8