Nobody’s Prize (Statement discussion)

At one part in the book (when Helen and Milo try to get on to the ship, Milo goes first and leaves Helen behind to wait for him) it says:

“It was a hard thing to have Milo approach the great ship without me. I loitered well out of sight, between a stone building and a shed that smelled of fish and sour wine. I didn’t like being left behind, waiting. I wanted to meet my fate head-on. I also wanted to examine every hand-span of the ship’s body to see where I’d best be able to lie low once we set sail and my brothers were on board. A small rabbit doesn’t wait until the hounds are on their trail before she digs her burrow.”

I was wandering about what that meant with, a small rabbit doesn’t wait until the hounds are on their trail before she digs her burrow.

I think the rabbit was supposed to represent Helen, and the hounds her brothers. Because she wanted to go to the ship herself, and not wait until it is too late and the hounds are there and she does not have the time to find a hiding place.

What do you think?

Nobody’s Prize by Esther Friesner

Short Summary

This is the second book in the series (the first book is called Nobody’s Princess) and it plays in the early Greek time just before the reign of Lord Menelaus. The main character is a girl called Helen, the Princess of Sparta. She traveled to Delphi where her friend Eunike, the Pythia, has taken up cover for her so that she can follow her brothers on their quest of the Golden Fleece. Disguised as a boy, Helen and her friend Milo set off to find her brothers before they set sail on Lord Jason’s ship, the Argo.They make it there just in time and have to sneak on to the ship as weapon bearers and hide from Helen’s brothers.

On the voyage lots of exciting adventures take place, including death, love and embarrassment: Helen has never had problems with woman issues yet but in the hardest time of her life it gives her away and she now has to pretend to be Atalanta, a famous woman warrior and Helen’s friend. If that is going to have a good ending?

This is the first book Nobody's Princess

This is the bookcover of Nobody's Prize

 

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth (Questions)

At one point in the labyrinth, Grover finds a muddy path that looks like it leads to the lost god Pan. Grover is eager to go because he has been searching for him all his life and will lose his searchers licence when coming back to camp. Annabeth thinks of it in a different way. She thinks they should continue on their way. Percy suggested to split up but it was too dangerous to let Grover go alone and to every ones surprise Tyson said he would go with ”goat boy”. Annabeth still doesn’t think of it as a good way but they have to decide quickly.

If you were in a situation like this what would you do?

Would you split up or not? Why?

Have you ever been in a situation like this?

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth

Small Summery

Freshman orientation before the summer holidays was sure not to be a lot of fun for Percy Jackson, but when a group of cheerleaders suddenly turned into a group of monsters in the music room, where Percy and a mysterious mortal girl where hiding, thing get even worse.

The only save place for Percy is camp half-blood with its magic borders. And its about to be invaded by the evil Titan lord Kronus. To stop him, Percy and his friends have to set off on a quest through the labyrinth. Now that sounds pretty easy, but the labyrinth is under the ground, magic, full of monsters and traps after almost every turn. Percy has to find a way to navigate the labyrinth, involving the mortal girl from the music room and a lot of fighting. And time is running out! War between the Olympians and the evil Titans is not far!