Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney

Young Adult Fiction- Good for you, Caroline B. Cooney! I get excited about readable young adult fiction. Menelaus,Agamemnon, Paris, Helen of Troy...it has been a long time since I've read Homer. Yet the characters in The Iliad and The Odyssey were warmly familiar from those high school days. Now, I don't think either of my girls have read Homer yet, but after reading Goddess of Yesterday, they will be able to relate more closely to this B.C. classic. Throw in a dash of Medusa and Athena, Cassandra, Castor and Pollux, and you realize why the old Greek stories are still so engaging. I'm not sure if you can really call it "Historical" fiction as I'm not sure how clear we are on the actual history of the time, but certainly it is set in another time in history. There is a some non-graphic violence('twas a violent time- the Trojan war- thousand ships, etc.) and a kiss. A little "love at first sight for the Princess" stuff, but certainly not the main theme, or even much of a topic. This could be a "Do not miss!" for the preteen and teen crowd. Putting it right to the top of the list for my girls.