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Loading... Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C. (The Royal Diaries)by Kristiana GregorySeries: Royal Diaries (Egypt), My Story
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. While her father was in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become Queen of Egypt some day.  hgcslibrary | Nov 29, 2009 |  While her father is hiding after an attempt on his life, twelve-year old Cleopatra records in her diary her fears for her life and how she hopes to live to someday become Queen of Egypt. hgcslibrary | Nov 29, 2009 | This is the book about how Cleopatera became Queen. (  ) ekirkham24 | May 15, 2009 | This book was a fictional diary of Cleopatra from when she was twelve to fourteen, from 57-55 B.C. It gave an interesting portrait of life during this time in Egypt and Rome and I highly reccomend it. I read it years ago, though, so I don't really remember it in that much detail, just that it was an excellent book. (  ) rebecca191 | Nov 12, 2008 | The gold-edged pages were one of the big attractions of this book when I read it in fifth and sixth grade, possibly more so than the story itself. At the beginning it promised to be exciting, with plots of murder, but the story itself did not measure up, as it dragged on about the life of a privileged Egyptian princess. It was readable, and I distinctly remember the pet cheetah, hourglasses used for telling time, and servant-assisted baths, but I think I found the whole novel to be more "exotic" than well-written fiction. (  ) csoki637 | Sep 28, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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"I took the cup and raised it toward Tryphaena as if toasting her, but really I was watching the liquid, looking for oil floating on its surface, or powder sticking to the sides of the cup. If I suspected poison and tossed it into the pool, she would have her guards behead me on the spot. If it was indeed poison, one sip and I could die..."
In an elegantly written royal diary, Cleopatra VII has recorded every rich detail from this tumultuous time: her hairsbreadth escape by boat to Rome, where she and her father must plead for help; her struggle to absorb the overwhelming sights (and smells) of this new city and its "barbarian" ways; and her poise and quick thinking as she deals with the likes of General Pompey, Marc Antony, and the famous orator Cicero ("words fly from him like darts!").
Kristiana Gregory, a contributor to the excellent Dear America series, has done an admirable job ghostwriting for the princess, painting an engaging portrait of a resourceful, intelligent, compassionate young woman forged by the forces of her time. The book concludes with a helpful section of maps, portraits, a Pharaonic family tree, and 20 pages of illustrations. (Ages 8 to 12) --Paul Hughes
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