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Amber and Clay

door Laura Amy Schlitz

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Juvenile Fiction. Mythology. Poetry. Historical Fiction. HTML: 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 archeological "artifacts," this is a tale that vividly transcends time, an indelible reminder of the power of language to illuminate the over- and underworlds of huma… (meer)

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I found this story incredibly moving, with vibrant and nuanced characters, and a fine attention to historical details. As an adult reviewer and middle school librarian, I'm not sure that this book is necessarily written for the 12-18-year-old crowd--it reads, to me, more like adult fiction written primarily about young protagonists. I'm giving it 4.5 stars only because, as others have mentioned, the world-building, scene-setting, and character-building needed to establish the conflict and resolution took up 4/5ths of the book, which might be a turn-off for others but wasn't for me--I was completely immersed and compelled to live inside the Ancient Greece Laura Amy Schlitz skillfully recreates. (

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rossmcannon | Apr 27, 2023 |

In the tradition of really immersive children's historical fiction about the ancient world, Schlitz explores ancient Greece and the lives of everyday people. Things I loved: her nuanced portrayal of slavery -- nuanced in the sense that it covers many different ways that slaves were oppressed, from the blatant (abuse, lack of schooling) to the more subtle (even former slaves aren't really free from the system, the expectation that care givers will love their Master's children) -- this is not an apologist's work. Loved that it is character based, and explores the roles of women as well -- also relatively horrifying to modern eyes. I appreciated the common mortality as well: realistic, sometimes shocking to me as a modern reader, but accurate. I enjoyed the periodic random commentary by the gods, and really loved the imagining of what the mysteries of the bear girls of Artemis might have been like. I also enjoyed the push and pull of the larger context of a long term ongoing war -- the characters are not directly fighting, but are affected by it in ways they don't entirely understand. I also liked the format shifts -- incorporating modern commentary on objects, and the various forms of verse throughout.
I wasn't as sure about Socrates. He's an interesting figure and character, but somewhat random as a plot mover. The pacing is also a bit odd -- there is a lot going on, but also not very much. Ultimately I think I wanted more from it than I got, but as I write this review I can't put my finger on what that means given how rich the material and characters are. (

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jennybeast | Dec 7, 2022 |

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I had a difficult time getting into this book. It jumped around a lot and I am not sure how well a child would like this book. The narrative in verse could be interesting but the reader would need to make the effort to get into it.

The book is set in ancient Greece, and the fates of two children become linked. There is a fair amount of mythology in this book too. I am sure it has potential for the right reader. (

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LadyoftheLodge | Sep 18, 2022 |

My ARC had multiple missing pages, which was unfortunate, but this was so uniquely written I will think about it for a long time. (

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MYvos | Sep 1, 2022 |

Narrated by Rachel Botchan and Tom Picasso. I couldn't bring myself to read the print book, it just looked too daunting. I found it much more approachable in audio. Botchan and Picasso took a complex arrangement of two characters' stories, cutaways to Greek gods' voices, and archaelogical descriptions and made it into a cohesive listening experience (once you get a hang of the structure). Central and peripheral characters are distinctly voiced, no small feat with a considerable cast that includes Hermes, Artemis, Socrates, masters, slaves, and protagonists Rhaskos and Melisto. (

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Juvenile Fiction. Mythology. Poetry. Historical Fiction. HTML:

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 archeological "artifacts," this is a tale that vividly transcends time, an indelible reminder of the power of language to illuminate the over- and underworlds of huma

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