Goddess of Yesterday by: Caroline B Cooney June 3, 2010

                  Anaxandra was having what seemed like a normal life, until she got some taste of the stuff in the real world. She’s just at home and suddenly many ships come to her little, not very known island. King Nicander of Siphnos has come do conquer yet more land. Anaxandra’s father is a pirate, who works hard to get treasure and bring it to his secret cavern. Anaxandra accidently gives away the hiding place of this treasure.

                King Nicander is demanding  a little bit more than treasure. A hostage. Everyone in the small village starts to get worried, wondering who they should sacrifice as the hostage. Finally, King Nicander chooses himself. Anaxandra doesn’t know what a hostage is, so she happily abliges to fill the spot. Her parents are very sad while Nicander is satisfied.

               When Anaxandra and Nicander arrive at Siphnos, she is amazed. All the people talking at once, all of the buildings, and the palace. There are big walls around the palace, placed here for protection against attackers. Anaxandra prays to her Goddess of Yesterday that everything turns out okay. Nicander left to conquer some land, leaving Anaxandra to wonder what will happen without him. She is just staring off of a cliff when she realizes that ships are coming back. There are more there than usual, which must mean that Nicander did conquer. But then she realises that the ships have different sails then before. Could this possibly mean, that Nicander was conquered instead? Find out in Goddess of Yesterday!

                 I would reccommend this book to really just anyone. This book was very discriptive and exciting. If I had to choose just one word to descrbe this book, it would be AWESOME!!!!!