About this title: In this novel based on the Greek myth of the Sirens, the author reimagines these mythical figures as mermaids who are doomed to live short lives unless they are loved by a human man. Here Sirena is horrified by her power to tempt sailors into their deaths, and so goes to live on what she believes is an abandoned island. There she meets Philoctetes, a sailor who was abandoned by his shipmates and bitten by one of Hera's serpents. Defying the orders of Hera, Sirena nurses Philoctetes back to health and, as a result, the two fall in love. Philoctetes' love has made Sirena immortal but then he is ...
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. 0590383884 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780590383882ISBN:0590383884
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. Book is in excellent condition. Cover and pages are clean, binding is tight. We ship daily, Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Acceptable. Library stamp on first interior page. Library envelope on back page. Water stain on a few interior pages. Page seperation between pages 82-85. Used-Acceptable. Trinity City Books ships from the Dallas, Texas area daily, Mon-Fri and fully guarantee our products. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1998-10
ISBN-13:9780590383882ISBN:0590383884
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Date Published: 2000-11-01
ISBN-13:9780590383899ISBN:0590383892
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"I like Greek mythology, and would have given this book five stars, but the book made a lot of references to names that I was unfamiliar with. The author just made this assumption that everybody would know who these people are. The character development was great, and I definitely felt Sirena's inner struggle between immortality and love."
"i loved this book! it's one of the few book-books i've read more than once. there's adventure and romance, and mythology all wrapped up in here. it's awesome, i guess that's all i can say about this."
"I've had this in my bookshelf ever since I taught high school, and have just never got around to reading it. I picked it up last night and I liked it. Napoli has a terse, simple writing style that's not my favorite, but the premise was interesting, although it slowed down in the middle."
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