Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile-57 B.C.

from sgerbic

Reviewed April 2001 Read on Cal-train returning from San Francisco vacation, as usual very interesting portrayal of a young Cleopatra. I'm not sure if I cared for the authors constant second guessing of the horribleness of life in Egypt. For example, Cleopatra wonders if she will continue with th...

from Faith_Murri

I loved this book when I was like 11, so much so that I still own it and intend to keep it forever, but did anyone ever notice just how creepy Mark Antony is? Like, dang man, you're like almost thirty and she's literally half your age, and is going through puberty, so can you refrain from flashin...

from Faith_Murri

I loved this book when I was like 11, so much so that I still own it and intend to keep it forever, but did anyone ever notice just how creepy Mark Antony is? Like, dang man, you're like almost thirty and she's literally half your age, and is going through puberty, so can you refrain from flashin...

from VikkiLaw

My daughter, who is about to embark upon studying Ancient Egypt in her 6th grade social studies class, borrowed this book from the school library for both me and for herself. it's an engaging read, but I'd actually like to go back and cross-check it with Schiffman's biography to see if Cleopatra ...

from HeatherLINC

The "My royal story" series is the newest collection of books by Scholastic giving younger readers an introduction to the private lives of real royal-born girls from various periods in history. This particular book in the series is written as Cleopatra's diary from the age of twelve to fifteen. I...