Getorix: The Eagle And the Bull - Hardcover

Judith Geary

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9781932158748: Getorix: The Eagle And the Bull

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ISBN 10: 193215874X ISBN 13: 9781932158748

Publisher: Ingalls Pub Group, 2006

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Getorix (15) has one last opportunity to earn his father's regard and welcome into the Otherworld He must face death with courage at the end of the Roman triumph. Instead the gods throw him a different challenge Can Getorix accept friendship from the Roman who spares his life if the cost is his honor? Getorix has one last opportunity to gain his fatherOs respect and earn welcome into the Otherworld as a man. At almost fifteen winters, he marches beside his father, a defeated Celtic leader, in the Roman triumph parade -- a celebration that ends in death. To face the ordeal of death before the Romans will truly be his man-making. Instead, the gods throw him an entirely different challenge Can Getorix accept friendship with the Roman who spares his life if the cost is his honor? GetorxOs adventure leads young readers of any age into the Roman world at the dawn of the Empire. Authentic history with the lure of fantasy.Unique opportunity for young adult readers to experience the Roman world at the dawn of Empire. Supported with glossary and authorOs notes about Roman life. Competing cultures, embodied in the Roman aristocratO son and the Celtic captive, find understanding in this adventure. in ancient Rome at the dawn of the Empire.

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About the Author:

Judith Geary discovered her love of historical fiction in writing classes focused on speculative fiction. Tapping history for tips on world building, she was hooked by the real thing. Her passion for the details of ancient life enlivens her fiction and informs her curriculum design. Her background includes an MA in Education from George Peabody College and continued graduate work in writing, editing and literary criticism, a fifteen year involvement in a regional writers’ group and teaching at the university level. Geary edited for Ingalls Publishing Group, Inc. until the company closed after Bob Ingalls’ death in 2015 and currently freelances in editing and design. She teaches at Appalachian State University in the Dept. of Communication. Her articles about ancient Roman history and travel to modern day Rome may be found on the web. Other articles on American history may be found in Cobblestone Magazine and a textbook from Bramley Books. She currently serves as evaluator for Future Problem-Solving International and member of the board for the North Carolina affiliate.

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