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Opening Pandora’s Box: What to Read after Percy Jackson
Cadnum, Michael
MS/HS
Starfall
Phaeton embarks upon a long and dangerous journey to the gates of dawn in order to confront Apollo and
learn the truth of his parentage and is granted his wish to drive the chariot of the sun.
Nightsong: The Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice
MS/HS
This story expands on the myth of Orpheus, a young poet and musician who undertakes a terrifying
journey to ask the rulers of the Underworld to return the princess Euridice, his beloved bride, after she is
killed by a venomous serpent.
Childs, Tera Lynn
MS/HS
Oh. My. Gods.
When her mother suddenly decides to marry a near-stranger, Phoebe, whose passion is running, soon
finds herself living on a remote Greek island, completing her senior year at an ancient high school where
the students and teachers are all descended from gods or goddesses.
Goddess Bootcamp
MS/HS
Phoebe's stepfather, headmaster of a school for the descendents of Greek gods, enrolls Phoebe in Goddess
Boot Camp to help her gain control of her newly discovered powers, but Phoebe's romantic life and
impulsive decisions may ruin any chance she has at passing the test of the gods.
Mermaid Duo: Pardon My Fins, Fins are Forever.
New Series: Sweet Venom: Medusa Girls #1 (Fall, 2011)
Collins, Ross
UPPER ELEM
Medusa Jones In ancient Greece, Medusa Jones, a Gorgon, and her friends, Mino the Minotaur and
Chiron the centaur, are mocked and sneered at by the other Acropolis Academy children whose parents
are kings and gods, but when they go on a school camping trip together, the "freaks" become true heroes.
Cooney, Caroline
MS/HS
Goddess of Yesterday:
Taken from her home on an Aegean island as a six-year-old girl, Anaxandra calls on the protection of her
goddess while she poses as two different princesses over the next six years, before ending up as a servant
in the company of Helen and Paris as they make their way to Troy.
Coville, Bruce
Juliet Dove, Queen of Love
UPPER ELE/MS
Shy Juliet suddenly has an annoying throng of admirers after a strange woman gives her a magical
amulet; even more alarming is the fact that she can't take off the necklace. With the help of talking rats
Jerome and Roxanne, Juliet meets several Greek gods and goddesses who enable her to uncover the
locket's secret.
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Deary, Terry (The Fire Thief Trilogy)
MS/HS
The Fire Thief (Book 1)
A retelling of the Greek myth in which Prometheus, having endured two hundred years of punishment for
stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans, escapes and travels through time to the factory town
of Eden City in 1858 where he falls in with a young thief and his uncle.
Flight of the Fire Thief (Book 2)
MS/HS
Prometheus, on the run from fellow gods who are angry that he gave fire to humans, arrives in Eden City
in the late eighteenth century where he becomes involved with Nell, a young girl who travels around with
her father doing circus stunts for money.
The Fire Thief Fights Back (Book 3)
MS/HS
Sam and his mother run into trouble while peddling their "miracle cure" in Eden City in 1785, but the
Greek god Prometheus arrives and agrees to help them in exchange for Sam's assistance in settling a score
with the monsters of Greek mythology.
Deming, Sarah
Iris, Messenger
After discovering that the immortals of Greek mythology reside in her hometown of Middleville,
Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Iris listens to their life stories, gaining wisdom, beauty, and startling
revelations about her past.
HS
Denton, Terry
Ultimate Wave (Book 1)
UPPER ELE
This Glib and goofy hybrid graphic novel introduces three surfing fanatics on the planet Ithaca, whose
inhabitants have human bodies and animal heads. An unseen narrator intermittently addresses the
audience directly and cartoon panels carry the story line forward. While floating on their surfboards,
Nico, Claudia, and Mikey see a creature plunge through the atmosphere into the water. He turns out to be
Icon, a "pencil-headed mutant from another dimension" who hails from Duryllium, where his twin
brother, Vidor, has declared himself king. After Black Raiders sent by Vidor transport Icon away, the trio
attempts to track down their new pal with the help of his "genetically engineered biomorph," who leads
them to Duryllium.
The Eye of Ulam (Book 2)
Nico, Claudia, and Mikey go in search of the Eye of Ulam, to pursue wisdom.
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The Wooden Cow (Book 3)
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Wooden Cow stars a bovine named Ulysses in a spoof of the Trojan horse story, while Golden Udder
brings Ulysses back as it twists the tale of the Golden Fleece into a new and unusual shape.
The Golden Udder (Book 4)
UPPER ELE
Golden Udder brings Ulysses back as it twists the tale of the Golden Fleece into a new and unusual shape.
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The Minotaur’s Maze (Book 5)
UPPER ELE
During a trip to a health farm on the planet Knossus, Claudia falls in love with the fearsome Minotaur.
Druitt, Tobias
Corydon and the Island of Monsters (Book 1)
MS?/HS
A young shepherd, Corydon, is driven out of his village because of his unusual appearance and then
captured and put on display as a monster. Alongside him in the traveling freak show are Medusa, the
Minotaur, the Sphinx, and other classical beasts. When Corydon helps these monsters to escape their
cages, they scatter to seek peace and solitude away from prying eyes. But then an army of " heroes"
arrives hoping to win glory by killing the monsters, and Corydon must unite these unloved and unlikely
allies to fight for their survival and for their island home.
Corydon and the Fall of Atlantis (Book 2)
MS?/HS
Corydon, an outcast Greek boy with the leg of a goat, reluctantly sets off on another adventure with the
"monsters" of Greek mythology when the Minotaur is apparently kidnapped by the people of Atlantis.
Corydon and the Siege of Troy (Book 3)
MS?/HS
Having gone their separate ways since the disastrous fall of Atlantis, Corydon reunites with the two
gorgons and the Minotaur to help his friend Sikandar, Prince of Troy, fight against the heroes who have
besieged the city.
Ford, Michael
The Fire of Ares
UPPER ELE/MS
When slaves rebel in ancient Sparta, twelve-year-old Lysander, guarded by an heirloom amulet, the Fire
of Ares, is caught between the Spartan ruling class, with whom he has been training as a warrior since his
noble heritage was revealed, and those among whom he was recently laboring as a slave. (No gods and
goddesses, great hist./adventure based on Sparta & Greeks)
Legacy of Blood
UPPER ELE/MS
When Lysander and his barracks are sent to Taras, Italy, to protect a vital trading post threatened by a
local uprising, he spies a statue of a figure wearing the Fire of Ares and sets out to discover his
connection to the city, hoping to learn more of his mysterious heritage.
Friesner, Esther
Temping Fate
MS/HS
Ilana Newhouse's quirky sense of style and humor leave her unable to find a summer job in her small
Connecticut town until she stumbles upon the Divine Relief Temp Agency and ends up working for the
Three Fates, making friends with Arachne, and trying out the powers of her employers with chaotic
results.
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Nobody’s Princess
MS/HS
Determined to fend for herself in a world where only men have real freedom, headstrong Helen, who will
be called queen of Sparta and Helen of Troy one day, learns to fight, hunt, and ride horses while disguised
as a boy, and goes on an adventure throughout the Mediterranean world.
Nobody’s Prize
MS/HS
Sequel to: Nobody's princess. Still longing for adventure, Princess Helen of Sparta maintains her disguise
as a boy to join her unsuspecting brothers as part of the crew of the Argo, the ship commanded by Prince
Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece.
Golding, Julia (Companion’s Quartet)
MS/HS
Secret of the Sirens (Book 1)
Upon moving to her aunt's seaside home in the British Isles, Connie becomes part of a secret society that
shelters mythical creatures, and must use her ability to communicate with these beings to protect them
from evil and the incursions of humans.
The Gorgon’s Gaze (Book 2)
MS/HS
Mallins Wood is home to the last surviving gorgon, and Col's mother, the gorgon's supernatural
Companion, is determined to save it from encroaching development--even to the point of endangering Col
and his best friend Connie, the most powerful Companion alive.
Mines of the Minotaur (Book 3)
MS/HS
Thirteen-year-old Connie Lionheart, the only person able to communicate with the world's unseen
mythical creatures, becomes alarmed when she starts to feel the pull of a dark power, and unable to
convince the secret society that protects the bonds between humans and creatures that she is under attack,
she retreats to an underground world in search of answers.
The Chimera's Curse (Book 4)
MS/HS
Connie and Col band together to save the world for all creatures--including the mythical ones of which
few humans are aware--from the shape-shifter Kullervo's army and, along the way, Connie finds herself
transformed in an amazing way.
Halam, Anne
Snakehead
MS/HS
Compelled by his father Zeus to accept the evil king Polydectes's challenge to bring the head of the
monstrous Medusa to the Aegean island of Serifos, Perseus, although questioning the gods' interference in
human lives, sets out, accompanied by his beloved Andromeda, a princess with her own harsh destiny to
fulfill.
Hantman, Clea (Goddesses Series)
Heaven Sent (Book 1)
MS/HS
Polly, Era, and Thalia, banished by their father, Zeus, as punishment for a prank, accidently end up in
Athens, Georgia in 2001 where they must navigate the obstacles of twenty-first century high school.
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Three Girls and a God (Book 2)
MS/HS
Thalia's new boyfriend Dylan seems very familiar and the evil Furies are determined that the Muse sisters
will not discover his true identity.
Muses on the Move (Book 3)
MS/HS
Thalia, her sisters, and a weird classmate are setting out on the road this Thanksgiving. Their plan is to
see a few places and have fun. But Thalia has something else in the back of her mind: Dylan from
Denver. In her attempts to quickly get to him, she ends up breaking the rule of not being allowed to use
her powers. Dog-like alligators, disappearing parades, and Pocky, the classmate, is getting closer and
closer to discovering their secret.
Love or Fate (Book 4)
MS/HS
After Thalia defies Hera's order not to use their powers, the Muses are destined to spend an eternity in
Hades, unless they can outwit the furies, a three-headed dog, and Hera.
Hennesy, Carolyn
UPPER ELE/MS
Pandora Gets Jealous (Book 1)
Thirteen-year-old Pandy is hauled before Zeus and given six months to gather all of the evils that were
released when the box she brought to school as her annual project was accidentally opened.
Pandora Gets Vain (Book 2)
UPPER ELE/MS
After capturing jealousy from a priestess in Crete, Pandy, her friends Alcie and Iole, and her little dog
Dido, brave many obstacles as they travel to Egypt in search of the second of the seven evils--vanity.
Pandora Gets Lazy (Book 3)
UPPER ELE/MS
On their way to find the third evil, laziness, Pandy and her friends, Alcie, Iole, and Homer, face many
dangers after Pandy falls from Apollo's chariot and her friends are captured by pirates who intend to sell
them into slavery.
Pandora Gets Heart (Book 4)
UPPER ELE/MS
Pandy, Alcie, Iole, and Homer face many dangers as they make their way to the sacred Mount Ida in
Phrygia to capture another deadly evil--lust.
Holub, Joan and Suzanne Williams (Goddess Girls Series)
UPPER ELE/MS
Athena the Brain (Book 1)
Athena learns that she is a goddess when she is summoned to Mount Olympus by her father, Zeus, and
she must quickly adjust to her new status, make friends with the other god boys and goddess girls, and
catch up with all the studies she missed while attending mortal school.
Persephone the Phony (Book 2)
UPPER ELE/MS
Despite the warnings of her friends at Mount Olympus Academy, Persephone befriends bad-boy Hades,
but following her mother's advice to "go along to get along" complicates Persephone's relationships with
all of them.
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Aphrodite the Beauty (Book 3)
UPPER ELE/MS
After giving Athena a makeover Aphrodite becomes jealous of her friend, but she focuses on figuring out
how to help a mortal win a race against Atalanta, which will result in either their marriage or his death.
Artemis the Brave (Book 4)
UPPER ELE/MS
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.
Jones, Diana Wynn
MS/HS
The Game
Sent to a boisterous family gathering in Ireland by her overly strict grandmother, orphaned Hayley feels
out of place until her unruly cousins include her in a special game involving travel through the
mythosphere, the place where all the world's stories can be found, and where some secrets of her past are
revealed.
Kindle, Patrice
Lost in the Labyrinth
MS/HS
Fourteen-year-old Princess Xenodice tries to prevent the death of her half-brother, the Minotaur, at the
hands of the Athenian prince, Theseus, who is aided by Icarus, Daedalus, and her sister Ariadne.
Lester, Julius
Cupid: A Tale of Love and Desire
HS
Cupid, the spoiled and mischievous god of love, is attracted to and marries the beautiful mortal, Psyche,
and both learn many lessons about the nature of love.
Loehr, Mallory (Magic Elements Quartet)
Water Wishes (Book 1)
ELE
When Polly, Sam, and their older brother Joe retrieve a bottle from the ocean that offers them three
wishes "of this element," they find themselves under the ocean, transformed into a mermaid, an octopus,
and a sea serpent.
Earth Magic (Book 2)
ELE
“Thank you for watching my earth child. In an emergency, please call me. . . .” So begins the mysterious
note Polly and Sam discover in the woods near their grandparents’ farm. There’s no child in sight, but
they do find a most unusual rock. Polly and Sam drag it home, but the strange-looking stone won’t stay
put! Before long, it is clear that something magical is happening to them again! Those who know a bit
about Greek mythology will have the upper hand with the clue.
Wind Spell (Book 3)
ELE
While on a family camping trip, Sam, Polly, and Joe receive three feathers that lead them on a magical
flying adventure in which they encounter the goddess Athena.
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Fire Dreams (Book 4)
ELE
While visiting their grandparents' farm, Joe, Polly, and Sam are called by the magic of fire to go to Mount
Olympus to repay a debt to Prometheus.
Marsh, Katherine
The Night Tourist
MS/HS
Fourteen-year-old Jack Perdu, a prodigy of classical mythology, suffers a near-fatal accident after which
he meets Euri, a young ghost who introduces him to New York's ghostly underworld, eight levels below
Grand Central Station, where Jack decides to look for his mother who disappeared years earlier.
McBride-Smith, Barbara
Greek Myths, Western Style: Toga Tales with an Attitude
Texas writer Barbara McBride-Smith retells fifteen Greek myths in a Western voice, featuring such
characters as Orpheus, Pandora, Cupid and Psyche, and Odysseus and Achilles.
HS
McLaren, Clemance
Aphrodite’s Blessings :
HS
Love Stories from the Greek Myths. “Running from love, Atalanta's story,” “Dreams of a golden hero,
Andromeda's story,” “For the love of a god, Psyche's story.” Atalanta, Andromeda, and Psyche, three
female characters in Greek mythology, tell the stories of their marriages. Includes information on love
and marriage in ancient Greece.
Inside the Walls of Troy
HS
The events surrounding the famous battle between the Greeks and the Trojans are told from the points of
view of two women, the beautiful Helen and the prophetic Cassandra.
Napoli, Donna Jo
Sirena
HS
Sirena has listened to the stories of the gods: If she is to become immortal, she must be loved by a human
man. But when she and her sisters sing their siren songs to the Greek sailors on their way to the Trojan
War, the men crash their ships upon the rocks and drown. There is one survivor of the carnage
Philoctetes, friend to Hercules and a hero himself. Sirena defies the goddess Hera by tending his wounds
and bringing him food, and soon the two are deep in love. But does Philoctetes love Sirena's song, or her
soul? And will the pull of honor prove stronger than the bond of love?
O’Malley, Kevin
Mt. Olympus Basketball
ELE
Zeus, Hera, Athena, Poseidon, and Hades pull some dirty tricks as they face off against Hercules, Jason,
Odysseus, Achilles, and Theseus in this “gods versus mortals” basketball game in ancient Greece.
Osborne, Mary Pope (Tales from the Odyssey Series)
One-Eyed Giant (Book 1)
ELE/MS
When Odysseus must leave his home to fight the Trojan War, he never imagines that he will be away
from his family for so many years. Now, at long last, he is leading his men home across the seas. But
many dangers await them ñ and none is more terrifying than Polyphemus, the one-eyed giant.
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The Land of the Dead (Book 2)
ELE/MS
Odysseus and his men have defeated the one-eyed giant, but its curse follows them at every turn. Cast out
to the open seas by the wind god, Odysseus and his fleet continue the difficult journey home. But they
cannot return to Ithaca yet. First they must take on giant cannibals and outwit a beautiful witch, who
reveals Odysseus’ next challenge – a journey to the mysterious and feared land of the dead.
Sirens and Sea Monsters (Book 3)
ELE/MS
Odysseus and his men have done what no other mortals have done: returned alive from the terrifying
Land of the Dead. Armed with warnings and advice from the ghosts of the prophet Tiresias, Odysseus is
determined to finally sail home to Ithaca. But the enchantress Circe tells him that the Greeks will face
even more horrors on their journey, including an encounter with Scylla, the six-headed monster, and
Charybdis, the deadly whirlpool.
Gray-Eyed Goddess (Book 4)
ELE/MS
For nearly twenty years, Odysseus has fought terrifying giants and monsters, weathered the loss of his
men, and angered gods and goddesses. Now he is trapped on the island of the alluring sea goddess,
Calypso. Back in Ithaca, his wife, Penelope, and their son, Telemachus, are desperately warding off the
suitors who want to marry Penelope in order to take control of Odysseus home.
Return to Ithica (Book 5)
ELE/MS
After seven years of captivity on Calypso's island, Odysseus finds himself on the shores of yet another
strange land. Meanwhile, his wife, Penelope, fears for their son, Telemachus. His enemies-Penelope's
unwanted suitors, plan to ambush and kill Telemachus upon his return from his journey to find Odysseus.
But the family's years of suffering come to an end, as father and son are reunited in a series of startling,
strange, and magical events. Odysseus is finally home-and now his revenge begins.
The Final Battle (The Book 6)
ELE/MS
After struggling against the gods and his fate for more than twenty years, Odysseus has returned to Ithaca
at last. But things have changed: what used to be his island has been overrun by suitors who clamor for
his wife's hand in marriage and plague his son, Telemachus. With the help of the gray-eyed goddess,
Athena, Odysseus and Telemachus set out to regain control of Ithaca.
Riordan, Rick (Percy Jackson Series)
The Lightning Thief (Book 1)
ELE/MS/HS
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is
sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war
between the gods.
Sea of Monsters (Book 2)
ELE/MS/HS
Seventh-grader Percy Jackson has recently discovered that he is the son of Poseidon, making him half
human and half god, and along with his a demigod and a satyr friend, must save his beloved Camp HalfBlood from evil forces determined to destroy it.
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The Titan’s Curse (Book 3)
ELE/MS/HS
The disappearance of the goddess Artemis while out hunting a rare, ancient monster, prompts a group of
her followers to join Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice,
when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4)
ELE/MS/HS
Percy hurries to Camp Half Blood after his high school is invaded by demonic cheerleaders, and joins his
demigod friends on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil
Titan lord Kronos draws near.
The Last Olympian (Book 5)
ELE/MS/HS
The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson's sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of
young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City, while the Olympians struggle to
contain the rampaging monster, Typhon.
The Demigod Files
ELE/MS/HS
This book details three of Percy Jackson's adventures as he battles all kinds of mythological monsters in
the modern world. Also featured are interviews with Connor, Travis, Clarisse, Annabeth, Grover, and
Percy; a map of Camp-Blood; and more.
The Lost Hero (Book 1)
ELE/MS/HS
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.
Scieszka, Jon
It’s All Greek to Me (The Time Warp Trio Series)
ELE
As they are about to go on stage, Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported back to the time of Zeus and the
other gods in Greek mythology, who, strangely enough, behave much as the characters in the trio's class
play.
Shusterman, Neal
Dread Locks
MS/HS
Accustomed to a carefree existence, fourteen-year-old Parker Baer meets the girl next door and finds his
life taking a menacing turn as he begins to absorb some of her terrible powers.
The Eyes of Kid Midas
MS/HS
Kevin is entranced when he finds a pair of sunglasses that turn his desires into reality, but then things start
to get out of control.
Shipton, Paul
The Pig Scrolls, by Gryllus the Pig
ELE/MS/HS
A translation of an ancient Greek manuscript written by Gryllus, a talking pig who was once a man,
which describes the many adventures that he and his companions--a junior prophetess named Sybil and a
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bumbling goatherd--experience while traveling to Delphi to try to prevent the universe from coming to an
end.
The Pig Who Saved the World
ELE/MS/HS
Gryllus the Pig has decided saving the world once is enough and sets out to find Circe, the only one who
can reverse Gryllus's curse and return him to human form, but as he searches the high seas for Circe, it
soon becomes clear his transformation will have to wait until he can liberate the gods and save the world
once more.
Spinner, Stephanie
Quiver
HS
Sixteen-year-old Atalanta, abandoned as an infant, has grown into a renowned archer, and the fastest
mortal in the land, so when her father issues her an ultimatum that she must marry and produce an heir,
she counters with the condition the one she marries must beat her in a footrace.
Quicksilver
HS
The stories of the Trojan War, Persephone and Demeter, Perseus, Odysseus, and others are recounted
from the perspective of Zeus's son and messenger, Hermes.
Springer, Nancy
Dussie
MS
At age thirteen Dussie makes the horrifying discovery that she, like her New York artist mother, is a
Gorgon--a Greek mythological monster sprouting snakes from her head and capable of turning humans
into stone with one angry look.
Ursu, Anne
The Shadow Thieves (Book 1)
ELE/MS
After her cousin Zee arrives from England, thirteen-year-old Charlotte and he must set out to save
humankind from denizens of the underworld, Nightmares, Death, Pain, and a really nasty guy named Phil.
The Siren Song (Book 2)
ELE/MS
Thirteen-year-old Charlotte must rescue humankind again when the evil Philonecron captures her cousin
Zee, and Poseidon himself sends a sea monster to eat the cruise ship on which Charlotte's parents are
trapped.
The Immortal Fire (Book 3)
ELE/MS
As Philonecron plots to destroy the gods, transform the Underworld, destroy humanity, and remodel
Olympus, Mr. Metos takes thirteen-year-old cousins Charlotte and Zee to join the Prometheans, who have
an age-old weapon that may help protect them.
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Whitman, Emily
Radiant Darkness
HS
Persephone runs off to the Underworld with Hades, with whom she has fallen in love, but when her
mother Demeter takes out her grief on thousands of peasants, Persephone agrees to come back once a year
to visit her mother and to bring spring back to Earth.
Yolen, Jane
Atlanta and the Arcadian Beast
ELE/MS/HS
When her adopted father is slain by a strange beast, Atalanta is determined to take care of herself. She is
happy in the forest with only her friend Urso — a giant bear — for company. She wants nothing to do
with the world of men. But the ferocious creature that killed her father is still out there, and Atalanta can't
resist the opportunity to hunt it down, even if that means she has to join forces with a group of hunters to
do so. Atalanta must prove that she is as strong and brave as any of the others, as they search together for
the deadly Arcadian Beast.
Jason and the Gorgon’s Blood
ELE/MS/HS
Jason, who will grow up to become the head of the Argonauts, leads five other boys on a dangerous quest
to save the kingdom of Iolcus, learning along the way what it means to be in command.
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze
ELE/MS/HS
In this first of a new series that imagines the childhoods of mythical heroes and heroines, Odysseus,
Prince of Ithaca, is kidnapped by pirates. Outwitting his enemies with the help of his friend Mentor, a
spoiled princess named Helen, and her outspoken cousin Penelope, Odysseus finds out what it takes to be
a hero.
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