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21) Godly Heathens
Author
Series
Godly Heathens volume 1
Publisher
Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gem Echols is a nonbirnary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers' queer awakening, Gem leans hard on charm to disguise the anxious mess they are beneath. The only person privy to their authentic self is another trans kid, Enzo, who's a thousand long, painful miles away in Brooklyn.
But even Enzo doesn't know about Gem's dreams, haunting visions of magic and violence that have always felt too real. So...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he is tracked down by a man he's never met -- a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls,...
23) The Raven tower
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Following her record-breaking run in science fiction, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, brings her immense talent to an epic fantasy novel about the hidden forces that guide our fates. Having helped win a war at great cost in human lives and to its own power, the god known as the Raven of Iraden was forced to continue to fulfill its commitment to its followers and slowly regain its strength through the steady...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Cast down from Olympus and transformed into a human after angering Zeus, a weak and disoriented Apollo arrives in New York City as a regular teen and is forced to survive in the modern world while endeavoring to regain Zeus' favor.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
While Loki prepares his ship, Naglfar, to begin the final battle of Ragnarok, Magnus and his friends set sail to reach the vessel before it's ready, but angry sea gods and a fire-breathing dragon may prevent them from arriving in time.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Swept into Engkantos, the land of gods and spirits, ten-year-old Marikit embarks on a quest to save her family from a sinister shadow god.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Discusses Egyptian mythology and its origins, the structure of the mythological world, and the gods, goddesses, and heroes featured in legend.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Important subjects of Chinese mythology include Emperor Huang Di, the goddess of immortality Xiwangmu, and the winged dragon Yinglong. Chinese Gods, Heroes, and Mythology explores the gods, heroes, creatures, and stories of Chinese mythology, in addition to examining their influence today." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The hero Momotaro, the sun goddess Amaterasu, and the Buddha are important subjects of Japanese mythology. Japanese Gods, Heroes, and Mythology explores the gods, heroes, creatures, and stories of Japanese mythology, in addition to examining their influence today.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
48 pages ; color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Celtic mythology is filled with many important subjects, including the giant Finn MacCool, the Mother Goddess Danu, and the mysterious selkies who could appear as seals or humans. Celtic Gods, Heroes, and Mythology explores the gods, heroes, creatures, and stories of Celtic mythology, in addition to examining their influence today. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Series
A storm runner novel volume 3
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
426 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a few Mexica gods try to put their Maya counterparts out of commission, it's up to Zane and some godborns-in-training to save the universe"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week. So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Around the globe, mythologies help us understand people and their relationship with the world. Some mythologies have stories that tell how the world was created. Belief systems also include powerful gods and goddesses as well as daring heroes and terrifing creatures. In Gods, Heroes, and Mythology, learn about all these stories, their importance in the cultures they came from, and how the continue to influence society today.
34) Ares: god of war
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, genealogical table, color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the Greek god Ares and explains his importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes map of ancient Greece and family tree of the Greek gods and goddesses.
Author
Series
Publisher
Childs World
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, genealogical table, color map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the mythological origin of the Greek god Zeus, his war against the Titans, his rule over the gods, the children he begat, and his deeds and adventures.
37) The just city
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
368 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Created as an experiment by the time-traveling goddess Pallas Athene, the Just City is a planned community, populated by over ten thousand children and a few hundred adult teachers from all eras of history, along with some handy robots from the far human future - all set down together on a Mediterranean island in the distant past. The student Simmea, born an Egyptian farmer's daughter sometime between 500 and 1000 A.D, is a brilliant child, eager...
38) Athena the wise
Author
Series
Goddess girls volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Athena isn't the only new kid at Mount Olympus! When a mortal named Heracles transfers to the Academy, Athena understands what he's going through. She started there a few months ago herself. Not only does Heracles need help fitting in, he also has to complete twelve 'labors' or be kicked out of school!"
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Greek Gods, Heroes, and Mythology explores the gods, heroes, creatures, and stories of Greek mythology, in addition to examining their influence today.
Author
Series
Goddess girls volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
While protecting egotistical transfer student Orion, Artemis makes a mistake that later provides her with the chance that she has both hoped for and dreaded, to prove her courage to herself and others at Mount Olympus Academy.