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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies, focusing on the goddesses whose prowess, passions, jealousies, and desires rival those of their male kin, including: Athene, who sprang fully formed from her father's brow (giving Zeus a killer headache in the process), the goddess of war and provider of wise counsel;...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Herc Beal knows who he's named after--a mythical hero--but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod--and not a single Hydra in sight.
Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc...
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
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First printing.
Physical Desc
135 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Curious and rambunctious, Diana thinks she has the whole hero thing figured out. But her confidence gets the better of her when she accidentally destroys the Amazon's preparations for a festival celebrating Hero--the first hero in Greek mythology. As Diana and her goat pal, Phyllis, embark on a journey to clean up their mess, the Amazons share their own interpretations of Hero's story, and what started as a boring chore becomes an epic adventure!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition ;
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
204 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brigit knows all the old songs and legends by heart : of Neve, the daughter of the sea god; of the warrior Finn MacCool; and of people who are not quite human. Lyrics people in the village sing, but no one believes. Brigit knows the truth, though. It's evident in the webbing between her fingers. She's the daughter of a selkie. A secret she must keep from everyone. Even kin like cousin Margaret and that new friendly boy Peter.
But there is another...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
195 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Now," continued the cat, "there is nothing more difficult than changing an animal's mind. But I will say, in case I can change yours: humans are more useful to us outside our bellies than in."
Perhaps.
After the Calamity, the animals thought the humans had managed to do themselves in. But, it turns out, a few are left cowering in makeshift villages. So the animals have selected ambassadors to vote on whether to help the last human stragglers......
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories.
Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake.
Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend, will drive their...
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
A long time ago, when the world was young, there was only one person on earth. Her name was Nüwa. She had plenty to eat and drink, and played with all the creatures of the world, but she was still lonely. So she made a friend from a bit of soft mud, and with one little word, she changed the world.
Inspired by the Chinese creation myth author Viola Wang learned from her grandfather, Hello is a gorgeous reminder of the power of connection.
Author
Series
Lore Olympus volume 5
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
“You want to know about The Bringer of Death.”
It is Persephone’s birthday, and she receives the ultimate gift: Hades confesses his desire for her, leading to their first kiss. But that doesn’t necessarily make things easier for the goddess of spring, who is still in over her head in gossip-driven Olympus. Persephone feels intense guilt over the official breakup between Hades and Minthe, she is struggling to find her footing in her fast-paced...
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
418 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband's back. Freya's dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region's jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess's blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable...
11) Ghost book
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Twelve years ago, the boy and the girl lived. But one was supposed to die.
July Chen sees ghosts. But her dad insists ghosts aren’t real. So she pretends they don’t exist. Which is incredibly difficult now as it's Hungry Ghost month, when the Gates of the Underworld open and dangerous ghosts run amok in the living world. When July saves a boy ghost from being devoured by a Hungry Ghost, he becomes her first ever friend. Except William is not...