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62) Pegasus
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Series
Description
Pegasus was a winged horse in Greek mythology. "Pegasus" explores how this creature helped heroes on their quests and how the Greeks believed his image got written into the stars.
Author
Series
Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 4
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
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.
64) The Penelopiad
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Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Homer's Odyssey is not the only version of the story. Mythic material was originally oral, and also local -- a myth would be told one way in one place and quite differently in another. I have drawn on material other than the Odyssey, especially for the details of Penelope's parentage, her early life and marriage, and the scandalous rumors circulating about her. I've chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids....
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
A brilliant and beguiling reimagining of one of our greatest myths by a gifted young writer. Zachary Mason's brilliant and beguiling debut novel, The Lost Books of the Odyssey, reimagines Homer's classic story of the hero Odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of Troy. With brilliant prose, terrific imagination, and dazzling literary skill, Mason creates alternative episodes, fragments, and revisions of Homer's original that taken together...
66) The iron grail
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Series
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Merlin journeys to Alba to help Urtha combat Ghostland warriors and finds himself helping Jason search for his son, Kinos, in the Otherworld.
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Series
Daughter of smoke and bone trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 25
Description
Karou and Akiva join their rival human armies against brutal angel invaders, an alliance that is tested by Karou's inability to forgive Akiva for killing the only family she has ever known.
69) Return to Ithaca
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Retells part of Homer's Odyssey in which Odysseus, with the help of the goddess Athena, plans to get revenge on those who have plagued his wife and son during his absence.
70) The Cyclopes
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Pub. Date
[1987]
Description
Describes the origins of the cyclopes, their work as servants to the gods, and their memorable encounter with Ulysses.
71) Pegasus
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Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
Retells how Bellerophon, son of the king of Corinth, secures the help of the winged horse Pegasus in order to fight the monstrous Chimera.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Description
You are the mighty Greek hero Perseus. To save your mother you must battle Medusa, a deadly monster with snakes for hair and a gaze that could turn you to stone. You will also face magical nymphs and dangerous creatures on your journey. Do you have what it takes to survive and save your mother?
73) Medusa
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The story of Perseus beheading Medusa has been told for more than 2,000 years. Even today, images of Medusa can be found in popular culture. Through accessible language and content, readers learn the story of Medusa and the Gorgons in monstrous detail, including how Medusa may have gotten her hair turned to snakes! Full-color photographs show modern and historic depictions of this famous myth while fun fact boxes give readers context for one of the...
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Series
Pegasus series (Kate O'Hearn) volume 5
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Caught in the middle of an ancient power struggle, Emily and Pegasus must venture to Diamond Head volcano in Hawaii to track down the one thing that can save Olympus--before the Titans get there first.
75) Medusa
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Few women from ancient mythology have made their way into the cultural landscape as much as Medusa has. She is seemingly everywhere, from high art to popular culture. This book explores Medusa's origin story and her place in mythology. It likewise studies the role women had in ancient society and considers how the myth of Medusa affected that role by serving as an example or a tale of caution. Through facts and sidebars, images, and easy-to-read language,...
78) Pandora
Author
Series
New Tales of the Vampires volume 1
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Author
Series
Pegasus series (Kate O'Hearn) volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"Pegasus and Emily investigate a series of incidents back on Earth, and discover that the CRU has been cloning Olympians"--