Amber & Clay
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Iredale, Julia, illustrator.
Published:
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
532 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Status:
Description
The Newbery Medal'winning author of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! gives readers a virtuoso performance in verse in this profoundly original epic pitched just right for fans of poetry, history, mythology, and fantasy.
Welcome to ancient Greece as only genius storyteller Laura Amy Schlitz can conjure it. In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, 'ringed by a restless sea," live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto is a spoiled aristocrat, a girl as precious as amber but willful and wild. She'll marry and be tamed'the curse of all highborn girls'but risk her life for a season first to serve Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
Bound by destiny, Melisto and Rhaskos'Amber and Clay'never meet in the flesh. By the time they do, one of them is a ghost. But the thin line between life and death is just one boundary their unlikely friendship crosses. It takes an army of snarky gods and fearsome goddesses, slaves and masters, mothers and philosophers to help shape their story into a gorgeously distilled, symphonic tour de force.
Blending verse, prose, and illustrated archaeological 'artifacts," this is a tale that vividly transcends time, an indelible reminder of the power of language to illuminate the over- and underworlds of human history.
Welcome to ancient Greece as only genius storyteller Laura Amy Schlitz can conjure it. In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, 'ringed by a restless sea," live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto is a spoiled aristocrat, a girl as precious as amber but willful and wild. She'll marry and be tamed'the curse of all highborn girls'but risk her life for a season first to serve Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
Bound by destiny, Melisto and Rhaskos'Amber and Clay'never meet in the flesh. By the time they do, one of them is a ghost. But the thin line between life and death is just one boundary their unlikely friendship crosses. It takes an army of snarky gods and fearsome goddesses, slaves and masters, mothers and philosophers to help shape their story into a gorgeously distilled, symphonic tour de force.
Blending verse, prose, and illustrated archaeological 'artifacts," this is a tale that vividly transcends time, an indelible reminder of the power of language to illuminate the over- and underworlds of human history.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Bayfield Young Adult Fiction
YA SCH
Available
Oct 6, 2023
Superior Juvenile Fiction
JUV FIC Schlitz
Available
Dec 2, 2022
Webster Junior Fiction
J FIC SCH HC
Available
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781536201222, 1536201227
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 5, 13 Points
Level 5, 13 Points
Lexile code:
NP: Non-Prose
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 528-532).
Description
"In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, "ringed by a restless sea," live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay,a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto is a spoiled aristocrat, a girl as precious as amber but willful and wild. She'll marry and be tamed--the curse of all highborn girls--but risk her life for a season first to serve Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Bound by destiny, Melisto and Rhaskos--Amber and Clay--never meet in the flesh. By the time they do, one of them is a ghost. But the thin line between life and death is just one boundary their unlikely friendship crosses."--,Publisher's description.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Schlitz, L. A., & Iredale, J. (2021). Amber & Clay. First edition. Somerville, Massachusetts, Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Schlitz, Laura Amy and Julia, Iredale. 2021. Amber & Clay. Somerville, Massachusetts, Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Schlitz, Laura Amy and Julia, Iredale, Amber & Clay. Somerville, Massachusetts, Candlewick Press, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Schlitz, Laura Amy, and Julia Iredale. Amber & Clay. First edition. Somerville, Massachusetts, Candlewick Press, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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