Mr. Achilles

by Jennette Lee

"Mr. Achilles" by Jennette Lee is a novel published in 1912. When twelve-year-old Betty Harris, daughter of a wealthy meatpacking magnate, loses her way home after a music lesson, she encounters Achilles Alexandrakis, a Greek immigrant who runs a fruit stand in Chicago. Their unlikely friendship forms as he shares stories of Greek culture with the attentive girl. But when Betty is kidnapped, Achilles must step forward to rescue her, navigating prejudice and the dangerous world of early twentieth-century crime.