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Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Swimming is a long thread that connects the Olympic heroes of today with the real and mythic ones of the past across more than ten millennia--a recorded history that begins in a cave in the Egyptian desert and sweeps across athletes and poets, statesmen and emperors, humans and gods; across the whole human experience, the entire human story. Splash! weaves a 10,000-year-old tale that begins in a bone-dry cave in the remote southwest corner of Egypt,...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Chronicles Olympics history from the eighth century B.C. to the competitions of the twentieth century, with historical profiles of athletes and insights into how the games were shaped by international events.
Author
Series
Timekeepers volume 2
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this adventure, there's trouble brewing in ancient Greece. If the Timekeepers don't stop DeLay, it will cause big problems in the future--but time is running out!"--
Author
Series
Goddess girls. Main series volume 7
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Athletic Artemis rails against the all-boys' Olympic Games at Mount Olympus Academy, which leaves her at odds with her twin brother, Apollo, while a mortal boy named Actaeon catches her eye.
8) Sacred games
Author
Series
Athenian mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Soho Crime, an imprint of Soho Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
It is the Olympics of 460 B.C. Nico's best friend, Timodemus, is a competitor in the pankration, the deadly martial art of ancient Greece. Timo is the hot favorite to win. His only serious rival is Arakos from Sparta. When Arakos is found beaten to death, it is obvious Timodemus must be the killer. Who else could have killed the second-best fighter in all Hellas but the very best? The Judges of the Games sentence Timodemus to be executed in four days'...
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