And now theyre on her track team! Armed only with her Nikes and the will to win, Phoebe races to find her place among the gods.īlurb:'Dating in high school is like reality TV. Thats right, theyre real, not myth, and their teen descendants are like the classical heroes'supersmart and superbeautiful with a few superpowers. Now she must attend the uberexclusive academy, where admission depends on pedigree, namely, ancestry from Zeus, Hera, and other Greek gods. When Phoebes mom returns from Greece with a new husband and moves them to an island in the Aegean, Phoebes plans for her senior year and track season are ancient history. and Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childsīlurb: A modern girls comedic odyssey in a school filled with the descendants of Greek gods. With only a mysterious prophecy to guide him, Telemachos sets off over sea and desert in search of the father he has never known.
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But as secrets about Euris past are revealed, so are the true reasons for Jacks visit to the underworld.Masterfully told, The Night Tourist weaves Classical mythology together with New Yorks secret history and modern-day landscape to create a magical adventure, full of unexpected twists and page-turning action.īlurb:'Telemachos has a comfortable life on his small island of Ithaka, where his mother Penelopeia keeps the peace even though the land has been without its king, his father Odysseus, since the Trojan War'began'many years ago.'But now the people are demanding a new king, unless Telemachos can find Odysseus and bring him home. This, Jack believes, is his chance to see his mother again. He has stumbled upon New Yorks ghostly underworld. Eight flights below the train station, however, Jack discovers more than just hidden tracks and mysterious staircases. In Grand Central Terminal, he meets Euri, a girl who offers to show him the train stations hidden placesthe ones only true urban explorers really know about. His father sends him to see a mysterious doctor in New York Citya place Jack hasnt visited since his mother died there eight years ago. But one winter evening, a near-fatal accident changes Jacks life forever. Smart and introverted, Jack spends most of his time alone, his nose buried in a book.
Play it if you dare.īlurb: Jack Perdu, a ninth grade classics prodigy, lives his with father on the Yale University campus. It feels as though hes really there The Legendeer is more than just a game. He is Theseus fighting the terrifying Minotaur, or Perseus battling with snake-haired Medusa. But when he logs on to The Legendeer, the game his dad is working on, he can be a hero. Hes embarrassed by his computer geek dad. He hates his new home and the new school where he is bullied.
Such is the revelation that launches young Percy Jackson on a quest to help his real father, Poseidon, avert a war among the gods.īlurb: Real life or the death defying adventures of the Greek myths, with their heroes and monsters, daring deeds and narrow escapes which would you choose? For Phoenix its easy. Only a few learn the truth of their identity and make it to Half Blood Hill, a Long Island summer camp dedicated to training young demigods. They still fall in love with mortals and have children who might become great heroes, but most of these children meet horrible fates at the hands of monsters by the age of twelve. (see our reviews of Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters, Percy Jackson and the Titans Curse, and Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth)īlurb: The gods of Olympus are alive in the 21st Century. Below is a brief list of some notable young adult novels that focus on Greek mythology and Ancient Greece. While Euripides and Homer will never go out of style on school reading lists, students can complement their classics reading with a veritable smorgasboard of retellings of Greek mythology ranging from the hilariously snarky to the more solemn and faithful.
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