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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...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Partners, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
191 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Calling all mythology mega fans! Embark on an epic quest through 20 hilarious original adaptations of classic Greek myths based on the hit podcast Greeking Out!
Encounter heavy-hitting heroes like Heracles as he tackles 12 death-defying labors. Travel along Persephone's winding path to explore the mysterious Underworld. And discover magnificent myths never aired on the podcast.
As the fan-favorite Oracle of Wi-Fi dispenses nuggets of nonfiction knowledge...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition ;
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Doki and Kebi are Korean magical goblin twin brothers who couldn't be more different! Doki is always reading a book. Kebi loves to scare people (maybe a little too much) and explore!
Despite their differences, Doki and Kebi are inseparable. When it's time for the goblin tricksters to move, the brothers decide to make their new home together in a strange, unknown land: New York City! As they prepare for the new customs of Halloween, they are in for...
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;...
5) 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...
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
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
418 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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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...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly...
Author
Series
Camp Lil Vills volume 2
Publisher
Penworthy Co
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
137 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bloom and Benji get a new teammate for the Charmed Ropes Course relay: Hades, a kid who burns up whenever something doesn't go his way. He really wants to beat his big brother Zeus's record, even if he has to smoke out the competition. Will Bloom and Benji manage to stop him before the whole camp goes up in flames?
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Zeus is betrayed by Hades, captured and brought to the Underworld, and Perseus must abandon his attempts to retire to a quiet life as a fisherman, find Zeus, and end the Titans' struggle to rule the Earth.
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......
14) Shakti
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
245 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shakti is used to being the new girl at school. She and her two moms have moved more times than she can count. With her unborn baby brother on the way, Shakti hopes her family has found its forever home in Amherst, Massachusetts, and that she can finally make friends. On her first day of seventh grade, she meets Xi, and they bond over their shared passion for manga (and pizza with mayo). But the three meanest girls in school--Harini, Emily, and Kelly...
15) Eagle Drums
Author
Language
English
Description
Winter approaches, and there's much to do if Pina's family want to be prepared: hunting, fishing, gathering, and more. Now, Pina must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping--the same mountain where his two older brothers disappeared.
As he leaves, Pina reassures his parents that he will not succumb to the same fate as his brothers. He will return.
But when he reaches the mountaintop, he is confronted by a terrifying eagle god named...