A review by jennymock
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile—57 B.C. by Kristiana Gregory

4.0

I've been meaning to read this for several years in order to determine if it was worth book talking to my middle grade readers. My younger readers may have trouble with the story due to the large number of characters and the rapid pace of the story. My advanced and older students who enjoy adventurous, historical fiction and/or the diary format will enjoy this novel. It'll definitely increase their background knowledge of this time period, but stress that they read the historical notes at the end that explain just how much we don't know of Cleopatra's life then recommend nonfiction books that pair with this story (there are a ton).