<DIV></DIV> <DIV> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.05pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Homer&#8217;s Iliad, the classic tale of love and revenge, is shrewdly retold for teens in <I>Troy High</I>.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.05pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none">&#160;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.05pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Narrated by Cassie, a shy outsider at Troy High, the story follows the Trojans and Spartans as they declare war on the football field. After the beautiful Elena&#8212;who used to be the captain of the Spartan cheerleaders&#8212;transfers to Troy High and falls madly in love with Cassie&#8217;s brother Perry, the Spartans vow that the annual homecoming game will never be forgotten. Off the football field, an escalating prank war fuels tensions between the schools.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.05pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none">&#160;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.05pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none">The stakes are raised when Cassie is forced to choose between the boy she loves (a Spartan) and loyalty to her family and school. <I>Troy High</I> will seduce readers with its cast of mythic proportions.</P></DIV>