Troy bolton is the protagonist of the first three films. His many admirers at school included his fellow classmate annie edison who would later join him at greendale and eventually become his roommate. Narrated by cassie, a shy outsider at troy high, the story follows. Narrated by cassie, a shy outsider who fears that an epic high school rivalry is about to go up in flames, the story follows the trojans and spartans as they declare war on the football field.
A lot of research went into this book, not only on the trojan war itself, but also on individual characters in the story and american high school football and high. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by david benioff. Bono is the only character in fences who remembers, firsthand, troys glory days of hitting homeruns in the negro leagues. It has been ten years since the war began after paris swept helen away from her husband in greece to his home in troy, causing her husband to wage a. Two emerging nations begin to clash after paris, the trojan prince, convinces helen, queen of sparta, to leave her husband, menelaus, and sail. Narrator and troy student cassie is best friends with greg, sophomore class president at lacede. For the students and teachers, the covenant christian wax museum was a new adventure in reading and character presentation. Character breakdown troy bolton troy bolton, the most popular kid at east high, is the star of the basketball team who yearns to be more than what people want him to be.
Troy barnes is a graduate from both riverside high school and greendale community college. The classic struggle between greece and troy brought to life by a panoramic chorus of voices both humble and high, human and divine. Narrated by cassie, a shy outsider at troy high, the story follows the trojans and spartans as they declare war on the football field. Clair shores with a cousin, so, in the book, she attends that school for a day. Shaped by the effects racism has had on his lifeby the struggles it created in his youth and the career ambitions that it thwarted, including his desire to be a baseball playertroy lives in the shadow of what could, and what should, have been.
This novel continues the saga of cormyr, and in particular vangerdahast, azoun, and the two crown princess. The characters in her second book are based on her students at troy high school. Troy high s greatest rival is lacede high, home of the spartans, where cassies best friend greg is a student. Depicted as one of east highs most popular students, troy is also the captain of the schools varsity basketball team, a position he earned in his junior year after joining the team as a sophomore. Book trailer for the young adult novel troy high by shana norris, a modern day retelling of the iliad set in two high schools that are huge football rivals.
In previous years, the covenant christian wax museum has featured historical. Their sons were hector, paris alexander, deiphobus, helenus, pammon, polites, antiphus, hipponous, polydorus, and troilus. Ann higgins runs a successful real estate development firm that that is developing the planned community, chelsea crossing. In this confrontation with corruption, ann higgins stumbles into the underworld life of a highranking south dakota statesman. There has been much scholarly debate as to whether mythical troy actually existed and if so whether the. Edmunds in suffolk, began composing the poem in october 1412 on commission from henry, prince of wales, later king henry v, and he completed it in 1420. Library and information science family and marriage books book. Troy dennings beyond the high road is set in the forest kingdom of cormyr, in the wildly popular forgotten realms. I didnt like the book because it spent over 80% on a love triangle, another 5% transitioning between too many characters, 12% was the tragedy of the royal family, the last 3% was the fighting in the plan and the sacking of troy itself. Moore taught at lake shore high school and based some of the characters on the teachers there. Troy 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Produced by units in malta, mexico and britains shepperton studios, the film features an ensemble cast led by brad pitt, eric bana, and orlando bloom.
Troy discovers he loves to sing, but is afraid to admit it to his friends. And, he is the perfect mentor for the emerging hero, troy stoker, m. Troy high school introduces graphic novels class troy. After the beautiful elena who used to be the captain of the spartan. Choose from 197 different sets of troy characters flashcards on quizlet. We view the story through the eyes of cassie prince, a student at troy high, sister of perry and hunter, star players on the football team. Lion of macedon 1990 dark prince 1991 in official printings, these two books lion of macedon, dark prince are grouped with the stones of power series and contain some of the same characters and assumptions on how the world works. Students familiar with the epic will recognize the characters. Troy highs greatest rival is lacede high, home of the spartans, where cassies best friend greg is a student.
Troy cullen was a star quarterback at granger high school and went on to play college ball at tcu. Narrated by cassie cassandra, this story follows the. Characters like paris, achilles, agamemnon, hector, etc. The character of troy maxson in fences from litcharts. Provided photo troy high school teacher leah hampshire talks to her graphic novels class recently. Troy s years of hardwork for only meager progress depress him. Sutcliffs illustrated book is written for middle school readers. Based on the iliad, norriss story trades the animosity between the citystates of troy and sparta for a longstanding gridiron rivalry between the. All in all, it was okay but not the kind of book id like to read twice. Characters inc in troy, oh get driving directions to 190 peters ave, ste a troy, oh 45373. She was best friends with a from her old school the trojans starts to get a crush on him, but there is a rival between the schools. However, he received so many concussions that doctors told him he no longer could play football.
The heroes, however, are presented literally as greater human beings than the ordinary warriors. The events of troy high mostly parallel the events of the iliad, although some events not detailed in the iliad have been added to flesh out the story in my book. The paragraphs in troy high are each about 2 sentences long zero description, nothing to add depth to the characters. Their daughters were creusa, laodice, polyxena, and cassandra. Troy high and millions of other books are available for instant access. Inside the walled city, food is becoming scarce and the death toll is rising. Cassie is the main character, but there is also, greg, hunter, perry, elena, and lots of others. After the beautiful elenawho used to be the captain of the spartan cheerleaderstransfers to troy high and falls madly in love with cassies brother perry. In black ships before troy, young adult author and historian rosemary sutcliff translates homers iliad for a modern audience. Homers iliad, the classic tale of love and revenge, is shrewdly retold for teens in troy high. The husband of rose, and father to cory and lyons, troy is the central character of fences. Troy high is an accurate depiction of how heated rivalries can get in high school sports, though i felt that the student body loyalty of both troy and lacede high were a bit more exaggerated than what would normally occur in a public high school. In dreamer 2, rory has dreams of being at lake shore high school in st.
Homers iliad, a classic tale of love and revenge, is shrewdly retold for teens in troy high. Bono and troy met in jail, where troy learned to play baseball. Troy s character is the centerpiece that all of the other relationships in fences gather around. Troy is the name of the bronze age city attacked in the trojan war, a popular story in the mythology of ancient greece, and the name given to the archaeological site in the northwest of asia minor now turkey which has revealed a large and prosperous city occupied over millennia. Troy is a tragichero who has excessive pride for his breadwinning role. Most of the school spirit usually derives from the sports teams at least in my experience, whereas it seemed every. Sarpedon was a leader of lycia and an ally of the trojans in the trojan war.
He then was drafted first round in the nfl by the cardinals. The main characters from the other stories of troy are also in this version. Click the above link to read the entire letter emailed to parents and staff. The main problem in this book is that troy high and lacade high. Buy a cheap copy of troy high book by shana norris. Based on the iliad, norriss story trades the animosity between the citystates of troy and sparta for a longstanding gridiron rivalry between the troy high trojans and lacede high spartans. Xanthe and marpessa are sisters living in troy during a time of the war. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Troy high by shana norris scholastic books for kids. Troy is husband to rose, father to lyons, cory, and raynell, and brother to gabriel. They helped me get into the feel of the story and remind me of the characters or. Now he lives with his family and runs a ranch in granger. Some may have a divine or semidivine parent, though the hero himself is still mortal and subject to death, unlike the gods.
The graphic novels class is an elective new to troy high school this year. But, there is a lot more to him than meets the eye. Truva or troya was a city in the northwest of asia minor modern turkey, south of the mouth of the dardanelles and northwest of mount ida. The location in the present day is the hill of hisarlik and its immediate. Troy high by shana norris meet your next favorite book. When school district lines are redrawn, a number of. The psychiatry thriller, american jackal a book in the. The majority of the focus of the book is how the events surrounding the fall of troy effect the 5 or 6 characters that are just regular civilians living in troy during this time.
Troy book is one of the most ambitious attempts in medieval vernacular poetry to recount the story of the trojan war. With the main character a spartan who was made to go to the spartans because there is once a year people go from school to school. Homers classic tale of love and revenge is retold for the teen audience in troy high. It is loosely based on homers iliad in its narration of the entire story of the decadelong trojan warcondensed into little more than a. The executive producer of the series is matt youngberg, who grew up in yorba linda, and went to troy high school in fullerton. Covenant christian school was abuzz friday as storybook characters stepped from the pages of their books and told stories of fun, adventure, mystery and intrigue. The majority of the student body, especially troys best friend, chad danforth, expects troy to lead east high to victory. As the book ends, hunters fate remains unclear a serious shoulder injury needing. Learn troy characters with free interactive flashcards.
Troy high school alumnus heading up reboot of ducktales. Let me be clear reading will continue to be taught throughout the district by highly qualified and certified teachers. John lydgate, monk of the great benedictine abbey of bury st. Helen and paris falling love, the arrival of helen in troy, and the downfall of troy.
A popular figure at riverside, troy was the star quarterback of the football team and also the prom king. Norris troy high provides a retelling of the trojan war but set in a modern high school. Below is a list of the songs i listened to while working on troy high. Troy high troy high, book 1 by shana norris fantastic fiction. Narrated by cassie cassandra, this story follows the trojans and spartans as they declare war on the football field to end their high school rivalry once and for all. Troy high was inspired by the story of the trojan war and helen of troy. An adaptation of homers great epic, the film follows the assault on troy by the united greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. I expected that troy high would win the homecoming game since its the school of the main character.