Pankration (1997)

by Dyan Blacklock

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Having been kidnapped from a ship leaving plague-ridden Athens in 430 B.C., twelve-year-old Nic attempts to escape his captors and keep his promise to meet his friend at the Olympic games.

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An interesting book being read by my students. The initial chapter challenges thinking about arranged marriages and the segregation of women from men. Has prompted some interesting discussion.

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CBCA Book of the Year (Notable Book – Younger Readers – 1998)

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Pankration

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1997

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Gellius

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Ancient Greece

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Olympic Games (Ancient)

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Having been kidnapped from a ship leaving plague-ridden Athens in 430 B.C., twelve-year-old Nic attempts to escape his captors and keep his promise to meet his friend at the Olympic games.

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A young boy is kidnapped just before attending the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece.

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