Download mythology lightning thief bib Oct 10

WANT MORE MYTHS?
If you enjoyed the Percy Jackson
and the Olympians series, by Rick
Riordan, here are some suggestions
for more mythology-based reading!
The Lightning Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan’s Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian
FICTION
Abouzeid, Chris. Anatopsis. An
immortal witch uncovers the true
objectives of her demigod tutor
and attempts to prevent him from
carrying out his evil plans.
Cooney, Caroline. Goddess of
Yesterday. Taken from her home on
an Aegean island as a 6-year-old girl,
Anaxandra calls on the protection of
her goddess. She poses as two
different princesses before ending
up as a servant in the company of
Helen and Paris on their way to Troy.
Coville, Bruce. Juliet Dove, Queen
of Love. A shy girl must solve a
puzzle based on Greek mythology
to free herself from a spell that
makes her irresistible to boys.
Druitt, Tobias. Corydon & the
Island Monsters. An outcast Greek
boy with the leg of a goat learns
that he is part of an old prophecy
and joins forces with Medusa.
Scieszka, Jon. It’s All Greek To Me.
Three boys are transported back
to the time of the Greek gods, who
behave much like the characters in
the trio’s class play. (See others in
the series.)
Jones, Diana Wynne. The Game.
Orphaned Hayley becomes involved
in a special game that allows travel
through the mythosphere, where all
the world’s stories can be found.
Shipton, Paul. Pig Scrolls. A
translation of an ancient Greek
manuscript written by Gryllus, a
talking pig who was once a man.
Kindl, Patrice. Lost in the
Labyrinth. 14-year-old Princess
Xenodice tries to prevent the death
of her half-brother, the Minotaur, at
the hands of an Athenian prince.
Spinner, Stephanie. Quicksilver.
Hermes, Prince of Thieves and son
of Zeus, relates why the seasons
change, the history of the Trojan
War, and his friendship with Pegasus.
McLaren, Clemence. Waiting For
Odysseus. A twist on the epic story,
through the eyes of faithful wife
Penelope, sorceress Circe, goddess
Athena, and nanny Eurycleia.
McMullan, Kate. Have a Hot Time,
Hades. How Zeus became the Ruler
of the Universe, as told by Hades,
Ruler of the Underworld—who insists
that Zeus cheated. (See others in the
series.)
Osborne, Mary Pope. One-Eyed
Giant. Retells a part of The Odyssey
in which King Odysseus fights the
Cyclops. (See others in the series.)
Ursu, Anne. Shadow Thieves.
Charlotte and her English cousin Zee
must save humankind from citizens
of the underworld: Nightmares,
Death, Pain, and a really nasty guy
named Phil.
Yolen, Jane & Robert Harris.
Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast.
Atalanta discovers a home, friendship
with a bear, and grudging respect
from the great hunter Orion.
NONFICTION
Barber, Antonia. Apollo and
Daphne. 292 BAR. Describes
nineteen paintings representing
classical myths.
Burleigh, Robert. Pandora.
291.13 BUR. Pandora’s curiosity
leads her to open the forbidden
jar and let evil into the world.
Fisher, Leonard Everett. Jason and
the Golden Fleece. 292 FIS. Jason
and his crew of Argonauts set sail
on his ship in search of the almost
unattainable Golden Fleece.
Lasky, Katherine. Hercules: the
Man, the Myth, the Hero. 292.2 LAS.
Recounts the story of the mythological
hero Hercules, including his twelve
labors and ending with his ascension
to Mount Olympus as a god.
Lupton, Hugh. The Adventures of
Odysseus. 292.13 LUP. An illustrated
retelling of Odysseus’ trials and
triumphs as he tries to return home
after the Trojan War.
McCaughrean, Geraldine. Perseus.
398.2 MCC. Medusa is turned into a
gorgon whose gaze turned men into
stone. Perseus then tries to vanquish
her in order to save his mother.
Climo, Shirley. Atalanta’s Race: A
Greek Myth. 398.21 CLI. Retells the
Greek myth of a princess: rejected
by her father, raised by bears, won
in marriage in a race by Melanion,
and then changed into a lioness by
an angry Aphrodite.
D’aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths.
292 DAU. Beloved volume with
beautiful illustrations.
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