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Barrett, Tracy

King of Ithaka

261 pp. | Holt | September, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-8969-1 $16.99
(3) YA Barrett casts her reimagining of Homer's Odyssey in the voice of Telemachos--here a soft, spoiled boy--who reluctantly heads off to seek his long-absent father, Odysseus. The quick-paced tale highlights strength, bravery, generosity, and compassion. Barrett uses the contrast between Homer's heroic characters and the "real" versions Telemachos encounters to underscore that both art and family memory are vulnerable to false romanticism.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker

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