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Author
Series
Trials of Apollo volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor"--
Author
Series
Heroes of Olympus volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"The Greek and Roman demigods must simultaneously prevent the earth mother, Gaea, from waking and stop war from breaking out at Camp Half-Blood"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
For Beginners
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Would there be a Western civilization without the Greek myths? Would we be able to define our civilization and ourselves without some reference to the grand, violent, and venal doings of those denizens of Mount Olympus?Greek Mythology For Beginners presents the pantheon – that immortal collection of rogues and heroes, misfits and tyrants - and the stories about these deities and their dealings with the mortals. It delves into their undying influence...
Author
Series
Heroes of Olympus volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
"The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land--Greece itself--to find the Doors of Death"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In response to an awful camp orientation video created by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and other residents of Camp Half-Blood answer campers' questions such as "What is this place?" and "Do I get to keep the T-shirt?""--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Raintree
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Ancient Greeks lived thousands of years ago, but their myths are filled with characters, creatures, and stories that have fascinated people ever since. This book mixes dramatic retellings and nonfiction information to give a full picture of Greek myths, exploring the gods, goddesses, heroes, villains, tricksters, and quests that make Greek myths and legends so compelling.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 1
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Terrified of being killed by one of his children, Kronos devours each of his offspring in turn. Only Zeus, the youngest, is saved. Though raised to enjoy a life of leisure, Zeus must fulfill his destiny and lead a new race of gods--and he must begin by destroying his own father.
Author
Series
Trials of Apollo volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the story of how the Greek god Zeus transformed himself into a bull to win the love of a young girl, Europa, and placed the image of a bull in the sky to honor her, an image which became the constellation Taurus.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the myth of how the Greek goddess Artemis summoned a scorpion to kill the hunter Orion, who was pursuing her, and how Zeus, pitying Artemis, made both Scorpius and Orion constellations on opposite sides of the sky.
Author
Series
Trials of Apollo volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
Will the Greek god Apollo, cast down to Earth in the pathetic mortal form of a teenager named Lester Papadopoulos, finally regain his place on Mount Olympus? Lester's demigod friends at Camp Jupiter just helped him survive attacks from bloodthirsty ghouls, an evil Roman king and his army of the undead, and the lethal emperors Caligula and Commodus. Now the former god and his demigod master Meg must follow a prophecy uncovered by Ella the harpy. Lester's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the story of how the Greek goddess Hera, angry at the dragon Lagdon for letting Hercules enter into the Garden of the Hesperides and steal the golden apples, threw the dragon into the sky to become the constellation Draco.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Tóibín comes a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra: spectacularly audacious, violent, vengeful, lustful, and instantly compelling, and her children ... In House of Names, Colm Tóibín brings a modern sensibility and language to an ancient classic, and gives this extraordinary character new life, so that we not only believe Clytemnestra's thirst for revenge, but applaud it. He...
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the myth of Cassiopeia, the vain queen of Ethiopia, who was changed into a constellation by an angry Poseidon, along with details on how to locate the constellation in the night sky.
Author
Series
Daughter of smoke and bone trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The otherworldly Karou struggles to come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she'll go to avenge her people"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Daughter of smoke and bone trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the streets of Rome to the caves of the Kirin and beyond, humans, chimaera, and seraphim will fight, strive, love, and die in an epic theater that transcends good and evil, right and wrong, friend and enemy.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 6
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells in graphic novel format stories from Greek mythology about the exploits of Aphrodite, including her birth from the sea foam and her role in the Trojan War.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the story of how the Greek god Zeus pursued the huntress Callisto, who was transformed by a jealous Hera into a giant bear and Zeus, to save her from a hunter, threw her into the night sky to become the constellation Ursa Major.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Seiya, a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister. When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training, and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. If he's to survive, he will need to embrace his destiny and sacrifice everything to take his rightful place among the Knights...
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