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Author
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xi, 354 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The end of the story is only the beginning in this vividly stunning reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved her, in this captivating and moving debut novel. Even before they were transformed into Gorgons, Medusa and her sisters Stheno and Euryale were unique among immortals. Curious about mortals and their lives, Medusa and her sisters entered the human world in search of a place to belong, yet quickly found themselves at the...
2) The Oresteia
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
xi, 249 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Oresteia, a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus. The name derives from the character Orestes, who sets out to avenge his father's murder. The only extant example of an ancient Greek theater trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival in 458 BC. Principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to organized litigation.
Author
Series
Goddess girls volume 19
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In order to fit in at Mount Olympus Academy, new girl and forest-mountain nymph Echo copies the mannerisms of all the other students, but instead of ingratiating herself to her classmates, it only seems to grate on them.
5) The odyssey
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
420 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Each Spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose--a sacrifice to Poseidon, to keep the sea god's unforgiving curse at bay. For seventeen years, Leto has escaped the curse's mark. Until now.
Death, however, is not what Leto thought it would be. Instead she wakes on a mysterious island, greeted by a beautiful girl with the power to command the sea.
Melantho tells her Ithaca's sacrifices are the legacy of the great Odysseus: payment for the...
7) The Odyssey
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
Magnificent translation of the Odyssey which captures the energy and poetry of Homer's original.
Author
Series
Into the dark volume 1
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
In this modern retelling of the Persephone myth, Haden Lord, the disgraced prince of the Underrealm, is sent to the mortal world to entice a girl into returning with him to the land of the dead.
9) Atalanta
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the beloved, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne, a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta, a fierce huntress raised by bears and the only woman in the world's most famous band of heroes, the Argonauts. Princess, Warrior, Lover, Hero. When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye...
10) Medusa the mean
Author
Series
Goddess girls volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
240 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Medusa wants to be more like her two sisters and the other kids at Mount Olympus Academy -- immortal. Is that too much to ask? As one of the few mortals at MOA, it's hard not to get jealous when you're surrounded by beautiful, powerful goddessgirl and godboy classmates. And it isn't easy making friends either, especially when you have snakes for hair and one mean reputation!"--Amazon.
11) Pheme the gossip
Author
Series
Goddess girls volume 10
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Priding herself on having the most up-to-date information about everyone at Mount Olympus Academy, gossipy Pheme sends VIP messages that linger in cloud letters above her head, a habit that raises the ire of her fellow goddesses.
Author
Series
The heroes of Olympus volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.
Author
Series
Goddess girls volume 9
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Pandora is famous among her classmates at Mount Olympus Academy for being curious, but when one of the godboys brings a mysterious box to school, her curiosity about what is inside it will create more trouble than she could have imagined.
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Spencer Lemon has no idea why he was chosen to protect Pandora's Book, a book that contains famous dead people who can be brought back to life. Soon he discovers there are other people interested in the book, people who may have evil intentions, and it's up to Spencer and his friends to protect the book and save the world.
15) The lost hero
Author
Series
The heroes of Olympus volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.
Author
Series
Pegasus volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
387 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When Pegasus crashes onto a Manhattan roof during a terrible storm, thirteen-year-old Emily's life changes forever. Suddenly allied with a winged horse she'd always thought was mythical, Emily is thrust into the center of a fierce battle between the Roman gods and a terrifying race of multiarmed stone warriors called the Nirads. Emily must team up with a thief named Paelen, the goddess Diana, and a mortal boy named Joel in order to return Pegasus...
Author
Series
Pegasus volume 6
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
426 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Emily is contending with great changes, including diminished powers, but goes to London to rescue Agent B and others from the CRU, where she makes horrible discoveries about the agency's history.
Author
Series
Pegasus volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
419 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Pegasus and Emily investigate a series of incidents back on Earth, and discover that the CRU has been cloning Olympians"--
Author
Series
Goddess girls volume 11
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Orpheus, a mortal rock god, asks Persephone to help him get the love of his life, Eurydice, back from the underworld, and Persephone agrees to enlist Hades help after she is voted most dependable by her friends, a label she doesn't want to have.