Helen of Sparta wants to be more than a Princess and a pretty face--she wants to be a hero.
It\'s a rollicking good story."--Booklist. "A must-read for fans of fantasy and mythology."--VOYA"Along the way, Friesner skillfully exposes larger issues of women\'s rights, human bondage, and individual destiny.
The back of the book includes further facts about Helen of Troy and Ancient Greece. but what does destiny have in store for her? In Nobody\'s Princess, author Esther Friesner deftly weaves together history and myth as she takes a new look at the girl who will become Helen of Troy. . .
If she is strong enough, if she is cunning enough, if she is brave enough, Helen will find her destiny .
Her rebellious will makes Helen dangerous enemies--such as the self-proclaimed "son of Zeus" Theseus--but it also gains her true friends, from the famed huntress Atalanta to the young priestess who is the Oracle of Delphi.
Not one to count on the gods to take care of her, she sets out to see the world and seek her own fate with steely determination.
But Helen wants adventure, and she\'s not looking back.
The traditions of ancient Sparta would have Helen know her place: a beautiful princess, a loyal daughter, a perfect bride.
Helen of Sparta wants to be more than a Princess and a pretty face--she wants to be a hero
