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Achilles
Written by Christopher E. Long
Narrated by Alice Rea
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Achilles was the greatest soldier of Sparta. In the end, he was defeated by a single arrow. Find out how in this brilliantly illustrated Greek myth. Pink level for your fluent reader.
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Christopher E. Long
Christopher E. Long (Southern California) has written comic books for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, and Image Comics. His articles and short stories have been published in a variety of magazines, including Flaunt, Spinetingler Magazine, and Thuglit. Hero Worship is his debut young adult novel.
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