Their east high classmates join in later, and by the end, troy decides he wants to participate in the upcoming talent show. Cute but more or less of the same story as troy high. I had read the first book in this series, troy high and i loved that it was actually what made me interested in this next book which is the sequel to troy high. Troy high will seduce readers with its incendiary cast of mythic proportions. The classical world in general, and greek myth in particular, seems to be experiencing a renaissance in twentyfirstcentury popular culture. Overtime troy high, book 2 by shana norris fantastic fiction. For many, high school musical was the first real signal of a true shift in disney channel programming. The new movie will, instead, focus on the cousin of twins sharpay ashley. As the only film in the series to be released in theaters, high school musical 3 had a large budget that allowed it to create bigger musical numbers than its predecessors. You can read ebooks on your computer, ipad, or phone with free kindle and nook software. A former journalist and newspaper editor, gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. Helen and paris falling love, the arrival of helen in troy, and the downfall of troy. Narrated by cassie, a shy outsider at troy high, the story follows the trojans and spartans as they declare war on the football field. Find books like troy high from the worlds largest community of readers.
There is a high quality fan sequel movie to serenity called browncoats. Mar 25, 2007 the movie is based on the epic poem the iliad, by homer. Original stars zac efron troy, vanessa hudgens gabriella, ashley tisdale sharpay, lucas grabeel ryan, corbin bleu chad and monique coleman taylor will all. Nov 14, 2018 the recent discovery of tenea, an ancient greek city believed built by survivors of the trojan war, continues the publics fascination with the epic tales of homer, a trend started by heinrich. Click here for kindle software or click here for nook. High powered lawyer claire kubik finds her world turned upside down when her husband, who has been living under a false name, is arrested by military police and placed on trial for the murder of villagers while he was in the marines.
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. It is the first installment in the high school musical franchise. If there is another book in this series i would love to read it. Release date newold release date oldnew name az name za price lowhigh price highlow publish date oldnew publish date newold latest updates oldnew latest updates newold. 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. The stories are continuations of the three spinoffs proposed in the original episode, and true to form, they are as hokey as ever. Books similar to troy high meet your next favorite book. Lacretelles chief work is a series of histories of the 18th century, the revolution and its sequel. The timing works out for sean bean to reprise his role as odysseus troy came out in 2004 and the odyssey is supposed to take place ten years after the battle of troy.
Ok, well it is, whether youre 7, as were many members of the openingnight audience for the stage version of high school musical, or a fullfledged grownup. High school musical is an american media franchise centered on a series of musical romantic comedydrama films created by peter barsocchini. After the beautiful elena who used to be the captain of the spartan. Troy high by shana norris great reads for teens and tweens. With dylan vox, lara heller, hachem hicham, david gray. In terms of sequel episodes, the simpsons spinoff showcase from the simpsons had a sequel in the comic series, dubbed the quickly cancelled comic book cavalcade. The movie is based on the epic poem the iliad, by homer. Fans know that high school musical 4 is in the works for real, but that zac efron and vanessa hudgens wont return. The song is feelgood fun, but unlike the duets between troy and gabriella in the original, theres a noticeable lack of romantic tension.
Jun 03, 2009 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. It is loosely based on homer s iliad in its narration of the entire story of the decade. The series continued with a television sequel high school musical 2 released in 2007 and the feature film high school musical 3. Troy high is the second novel i read by shana, and during a giveaway she hosted. The timing works out for sean bean to reprise his role as odysseus troy came out in 2004 and the odyssey is supposed to. Were an independent nonprofit that provides parents with indepth school quality information. This novel continues the saga of cormyr, and in particular vangerdahast, azoun, and the two crown princess. Upon its release on january 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that disney channel original movie dcom ever produced. High school musical 2 is a 2007 disney channel film that is the sequel to high school musical. This is troy high book trailer by pleasant view library on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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. 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. But if he sings with gabriella, our talent show is going to be the troy and gabriella show and id feel real bad for veronica because i told her i couldnt preform because i wanted to preform with you. 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. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by david benioff. He is an aggressive, mean, arrogant and egocentric tiger shark who happens to be the big bad of the duology and is pis archnemesis. Troy dennings beyond the high road is set in the forest kingdom of cormyr, in the wildly popular forgotten realms. The franchise also includes stage musicals, books, comics, live shows, video games, and a television series. With jim caviezel, morgan freeman, ashley judd, adam scott. High school musical is a 2006 american musical television film written by peter barsocchini and directed by kenny ortega.
The trojans and spartans return in this companion novella to the ya novel troy high. Mar 15, 2012 troy high follows the story of two high schools, troy high, the trojans, and lacede high, home of the spartans, as they declare war on a modern day battlefieldthe football field. Ive been thinking, ryan, it might actually be a wonderful idea if troy participates in our show. Upon further viewing over the years, it has become much more enjoyable. The quality is such that even joss whedon has given it his stamp of approval. The sequel if there is one could be based on the odyssey also written by homer.
Heres what high school musical fans have been looking for. Its worth a read if you were a fan of troy high, especially since the book isnt very long. Mar 23, 2012 yougattaluvbookss webcam video from march 23, 2012 05. Troy high school is ranked within the top 5% of all 9,584 schools in california based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data for the 201617 school year.
Overtime troy high, book 2 by shana norris book cover, description, publication history. Aug 01, 2009 homers iliad, the classic tale of love and revenge, is shrewdly retold for teens in troy high. Troy is the main antagonist of the 2006 computeranimated south koreanamerican film the reef, and its 2012 sequel the reef 2. Nothing great i admit, but i honestly wouldnt mind seeing a sequel at this point. Troy high follows the story of two high schools, troy high, the trojans, and lacede high, home of the spartans, as they declare war on a modern day battlefieldthe football field. I should write norris and ask if theres any chance for a sequel. High school musical is a 2006 american television film and the first installment in the high school musical trilogy. Six years ago, my cousins wife introduced me to local north carolina author shana norriss books. High school musical 2 is a bit of a misnomer, considering these kids are only at east high school for a few opening scenes. The recent discovery of tenea, an ancient greek city believed built by survivors of the trojan war, continues the publics fascination with the epic tales of homer, a trend started by heinrich. High school musical 4 troy gabriella breakup, sad movie. The character odysseus sean bean would be the lead character if there is a sequel. High school musical 1 ryan love story cover credit.
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, the spartans vow that the annual homecoming game. Dorothy goes to hell, an animated fan sequel that james rolfe made to the wizard of oz and return to oz, although its more of a crack sequel. Troy high was inspired by the story of the trojan war and helen of troy. High school musical promotional poster genre musical written by peter barsocchini directed by kenny ortega starring zac efron vanessa hudgens lucas grabeel ashley tisdale corbin bleu monique coleman. Its summer, which means its time to have fun and make some. The football teams and cheerleaders engage in a series of pranks theres even an exploding horse at the homecoming dance, and elena. Troy is my favourite movie so, anybody what are yours thoughts. Xanthe and marpessa are sisters living in troy during a time of the war. Though ive never read the iliad, i had to read its sequel, the odyssey, for. 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. Sep 24, 2010 troy high will seduce readers with its incendiary cast of mythic proportions. 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 war to return her back to him. By 2006, the once plucky, experimental network had found more success in streamlined sitcoms like thats so raven and suite life of zack and cody than they had ever found with previous shows.
I feel like just the fact that this book exists has improved my life tenfold. Wolfgang petersons film troy, the memoirs of helen of troy another novel about helen, the book by bettany hughes, and the pbs documentary helen of troy attest to the current appeal of these myths. High school musical sequel sets tv premiere for aug. Homers iliad, the classic tale of love and revenge, is shrewdly retold for teens in troy high. Filming on high school musical 2 ended a week ago in utah. 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. Dec 31, 2010 narrated by cassie, a shy outsider at troy high, the story follows the trojans and spartans as they declare war on the football field. The trojans and spartans return in this ebook sequel novella to five months. Ps george miller and brad pitt will probably be staring in this movie.
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