Cleopatra Rules! by Vicky Alvear Shecter

Cleopatra Selene proves a stalwart heroine, and the novel's atmospheric setting and romantic intrigue are highly memorable. Will the real Cleopatra please stand up Almost everything we know about the last queen of Egypt came from her enemiesthe Romans. Cleopatra Rules The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen By: Vicky Alvear Shecter Narrated by: Cherise Boothe Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins 4.1 (7 ratings) Try for 0. In Rome, Cleopatra Selene and her brothers dodge palace dangers, including an attempt on their lives, with grace. Cleopatra Rules: The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen Vicky Shecter Boyds Mills Press, 2010 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 128 pages 5 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks. Cleopatra Rules: The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen Vicky Alvear Shecter 3.63 230 ratings68 reviews Good. Shecter (Cleopatra Rules! The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen) strongly sketches court life and highlights the differences between Cleopatra Selene's youth in Alexandria with the more restrictive court of Rome where Selene and her brothers move after her parents' deaths.

The early sections highlight the high stakes, political pressure, and dangers facing Cleopatra VII's reign and the rich complexities of the Egyptian religion. 'How was it that I went from a Princess of Egypt%E2%80%94the daughter of the most powerful queen in the world%E2%80%94to a prisoner of Rome, and now, to the bride of a petty ruler in the scrubs of Africa?' a teenage Cleopatra Selene wonders, before the narrative rewinds a decade to her upbringing in Alexandria and the dissolution of the Egyptian empire. This fascinating historical novel explores the tumultuous history of Cleopatra VIII Selene, the only daughter of Cleopatra VII and Marcus Antonius.

Cleopatra Rules! by Vicky Alvear Shecter