Iliad for Boys and Girls

The greatest war story ever told, retold for young readers. When the mighty Achilles refuses to fight, the Greeks face humiliating defeat. But when his beloved friend Patroclus falls at the hands of the Trojan hero Hector, Achilles returns to battle driven by a grief that will echo through the ages. The Iliad for Boys and Girls brings the siege of Troy to vivid life: the noble Hector defending his city and family, the gods meddling in mortal affairs, and the terrible price of glory. This is not just a tale of battles and bronze swords, it is a story of anger, love, loss, and the question of what it truly means to be a hero. Church captures the raw emotion of Homer's epic while making it accessible to generations of young readers who have always dreamed of wooden horses, shield-bearing warriors, and a city that burned.