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Gods of Manhattan: The Hidden Light by Scott Mebus Anatopsis by Chris Abouzeid , Messenger by Sarah Deming Grades 5-8 (340 p) Sequel: Spirits in the Park Grades 6-8 (325 p) Grades 5-8 (209 p) Thirteen-year-old Rory discovers a spirit world that Tales of and In the realm from which the Greek gods ruled the After discovering that the immortals of Greek thrives alongside his contemporary , filled universe thousands of years ago, the immortal witch reside in her hometown of Middleville, with fantastical creatures and people from the city’s Anatopsis uncovers the true objectives of her demi-god Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Iris listens to their life colorful past who have become gods and and tutor Mr. Pound and attempts to prevent him from stories, gaining wisdom, beauty, and startling revelations who have chosen Rory to perform a dangerous mission. at the carrying out his evil plans about her past.

The Lost by Singer to the God by Vivien Alcock Nobody’s Princess by Esther Friesner Grades 6-9 (557 p) Heroes of series Pleasanton Grades 5-8 (199 p) Grades 7-9 (180 p) Princesses of Myth series , Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for When he and his companions flee their island home after Shelved in Children’s Young Teen area “bad kids,” find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, the kings’ court is turned to stone, Phaidon begins to Determined to fend for herself in a world where only where they learn that they are and begin a believe in the gods and that his uncle has men have real freedom, headstrong Helen, who will be to free , who has been imprisoned by always scorned. called queen of and Helen of one day, Public Library Mother Earth herself. learns to fight, hunt, and ride while disguised as The Unnameables by Ellen Booraem a boy, and goes on an adventure throughout the The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Compiled by the Pleasanton Library Grades 6-9 (318 p) Mediterranean world. Grades 6-9 (377 p) Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

Children’s Staff Shelved in Children’s Young Teen area After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and , god On an island in whose strict society only useful objects the Brain by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams . of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for are named and the unnamed are ignored or forbidden, Grades 4-6 (160 p) Girls series demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent thirteen-year-old Medford encounters an unusual and Shelved in Children’s Paperback “G” a war between the gods. powerful creature, half-man, half-goat. Together they Athena learns that she is a goddess when she is attempt to bring some changes to the community. summoned to by her father, , and Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The she must quickly adjust to her new status, make friends with the other godboys and goddessgirls, and catch up Files by Rick Riordan Jones by Ross Collins with all the studies she missed while attending mortal Grades 5-8 (151 p) Grades 4-6 (134 p) school. Companion to Percy Jackson and the Olympians series In ancient , Medusa Jones, a , and her How do you handle an encounter with Medusa on the friends, a and a , are mocked and New Jersey interstate? What’s the best way to take by Diana Wynne Jones sneered at by the Acropolis Academy children whose The Game down a minotaur? Become an expert on everything in parents are kings and gods, but when they go on a Grades 7-9 (179 p) Percy’s world with this guide to the Percy Jackson and Shelved in Children’s Young Teen area school camping trip together, the “freaks” become the Olympians series. Complete with interviews, When she is sent to a boisterous family gathering in true heroes. puzzles, games and original short stories by Rick Riordan/ Ireland by her overly strict grandmother, orphaned Hayley feels out of place until her unruly cousins Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney include her in a special game involving travel through It’s All Greek to Me by Jon Scieszka Grades 7-9 (263p) Audiobook available the mythosphere, the place where all the world’s stories can be found, Grades 2-4 (73 p) Time Warp Trio series Shelved in Children’s Young Teen Paperbacks “C” and where some secrets of her past are revealed. Shelved in Children’s Moving Up Taken from her home on an Aegean island as a six-year As they are about to go on stage, Joe, Fred, and Sam are

-old girl, Anaxandra calls on the protection of her transported back to the time of Zeus and the other gods by Gregory Maguire goddess while she poses as two different princesses Four Stupid in , who, strangely enough, behave over the next six years, before ending up as a servant in Grades 4-7 (183 p) much as the characters in the trio’s class . Chronicles series the company of Helen and as they make their way to Troy. The students’ scheme to find a love match for their beloved teacher on Valentine’s Day turns into a comedy of errors when four stupid cupids Corydon & the Island of Monsters by Tobias Druitt from try to help. Grades 7-9 (291 p) Corydon trilogy

Shelved in Children’s Young Teen area The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh Pleasanton Public Library Books are shelved in Corydon, an outcast Greek boy with the leg of a goat, learns that he is part of an old and joins forces Grades 6-9 (232 p) Children’s Services Children’s or Shelved in Children’s Young Teen area Children’s Young Teen with Medusa and other “monsters” known in Greek 400 Old Bernal Ave. mythology in a confrontation with mortal heroes fighting After fourteen-year-old classics prodigy Jack Perdu has by author’s last name a near fatal accident he meets Euri, a young ghost who Pleasanton, California 94566 for the Olympian gold. and/or introduces him to New York’s , where those (925) 931-3400 Children’s Paperbacks who die in New York reside until they are ready to Juliet Dove, Queen of Love by Bruce Coville move on, and Jack vows to find his dead mother there. by first letter of author’s last name Grades 4-7 (190 p) A Magic Shop Book series Hours:

(unless otherwise noted). Audiobook available Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. A shy twelve-year old girl must solve a puzzle involving retold by Geraldine McCaughrean Friday-Saturday: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. characters from Greek mythology to free herself from a Grades 5-8 (142 p) Heroes series Sunday: 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. spell which makes her irresistible to boys. Hercules is tricked by the goddess Hera into committing Please ask at the Children’s Desk a crime of rage and must serve twelve years of The Fire Thief by Terry Deary against him by King Eurystheus. if you need help. Grades 5-8 (170 p) Fire Thief trilogy Shelved in Children’s Paperback “D” retold by Geraldine McCaughrean Retelling of the tale of , in which Grades 5-8 (148 p) Heroes series Prometheus becomes a time traveler in order to escape Odysseus begins his long journey home after years of fighting during 6/2011 the wrath of the gods and befriends a Victorian orphan the , but he and his men encounter monsters and ghastly in Eden City of 1858. creatures, are imprisoned, and face raging that threaten their safe return.

The Pig Scrolls (by Gryllus the Pig) Odysseus and the Cyclops as translated by Paul Shipton Shelved in Non-Fiction retold by Warwick Hutton Shelved in Graphic Grades 6–9 ( p) Sequel: The Pig Who Saved the World Call Number: J292.13 unless otherwise noted Grades 2-4 The pig scrolls are a translation of an A retelling of how Odysseus and his companions Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess by George O’Connor manuscript written by Gryllus, a talking pig who was Aesop’s by Jerry Pinkney outwit the one-eyed Cyclops and escape from his Grades 5-9 (76 p) “O” once a man. The scrolls describe the many adventures Grades 1-5 (87 p) J398.2452 Aesops’s cave. Olympians series that he and his companions—a junior prophetess named A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including From the moment she emerged, fully grown from the Sybil and a bumbling goatherd—experience while such familiar tales as “The Grasshopper and the Ants.” Oh My Gods! : A Look-It-Up Guide to the Gods of head of Zeus, Athena was one of the most complex traveling to to try to prevent the universe from Mythology by Megan Bryant Olympians. This graphic retells her many coming to an end. All in the Family: A Look-It-Up Guide to the In- Grades 4-8 (128 p) interwoven tales: How she killed , fought the Laws, Outlaws, and Offspring of Mythology Mythlopedia series Gigantes, aided , and cursed Arachne. Quicksilver by Stephanie Spinner by Steven Otfinoski An illustrated guide to mythology is presented. It Grades 7-9 (229 p) Grades 4-8 (128 p) Mythlopedia series includes “on-line” profiles of gods and goddesses Hercules: The Twelve Labors by Paul Storrie Shelved in Children’s Young Teen area An illustrated introduction to mythology that features along with on monsters, heroes, and the Grades 4-8 JPB “G” , Prince of Thieves and son of Zeus, relates twenty alphabetically arranged profiles of select underworld. Graphic and series why there is a change of seasons, the of the gods, heroes, mortals, and monsters from Greek The son of Zeus, , and a mortal mother, Trojan War, his friendship with , and many mythology with brief overviews of their stories, by Robert Burleigh Hercules faces the wrath of the goddess Hera who vows more adventures. lineages, defining characteristics, and more. Grades 3-5 to bring him misery. She tricks Hercules into

A superbly illustrated retelling of the story of performing a series of twelve seemingly impossible Quiver by Stephanie Spinner Pandora and her obsession with the forbidden jar. labor, Is Hercules strong enough to her scheme? Grades 7-9 (177p) The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greek Myths, Shelved in Children’s Young Teen area Retold by Cynthia Rylant by Sally Pomme Clayton When her father commands that she produce an heir, Michael Townsend’s Amazing Greek Myths of Grades 4-7 (71 p) Audiobook available Grades 3 -6 the huntress gives her suitors a seemingly Wonder and Blunders: Welcome to the Retells the myths about Pandora, Persephone, An illustrated retelling of the story of the goddess impossible task in order to uphold her pledge of , Pygmalion, , and Psyche. Persephone, who was forced to live underground Wonderful World of Greek Mythology chastity, as the gods of ancient Greece look on. and becomes ’ bride, until her mother finds a by Michael Townsend Dateline: Troy by Paul Fleischman way to reunite with her daughter and release her Grades 4-8 (160 p) “T” A collection of comics that interpret Greek myths, Dusssie by Nancy Springer Grades 8-10 (80 p) from Hades’ Underworld. A retelling of the story of the Trojan War illustrated with depicting stories about characters such as King , Grades 5-8 (166p) Pandora, Arachne, , Hercules, and others. At age thirteen Dusie makes the horrifying discovery that collages featuring newspaper clippings of modern events she, like her New York artist mother, is a Gorgon—a from World War I through the Persian Gulf War. She’s All That! : A Look-It-Up Guide to the Greek mythological sprouting snakes from her Goddesses of Mythology by Megan Bryant Odysseus and the Cyclops by Gilly Cameron Cooper head and capable of turning into stone with one Grades 4-8 (128 p) Grades 4-8 (48 p) “G” angry look. Mythlopedia series Graphic Greek Myths and Legends series Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths This guide looks at what Greek goddesses would be In ancient Greece, Odysseus has angered powerful gods. They send by Bernard Evslin like if they lived in modern times, featuring profiles, violent storms and monsters to stop the brave soldier from returning The retold by Ian Strachan Grades 5-8 (213 p) headshots, family , and other information. home from a ten-year war. The one-eyed giant Cyclops vows to eat Grades 4-7 (95 p) This is a retelling of ’s classic Twenty-six tales from Greek mythology, retold in Odysseus and his men. story that details the events of the war between Greece language that is simple and dramatic. and the city of Troy, focusing on ’ quarrel What a Beast! : A Look-It-Up Guide to the with . Monsters and Mutants of Mythology and the Minotaur by Gilly Cameron Cooper by Kelly Grades 4-8 (48 p) “G” : The Story of the Iliad Grades 4-8 (128 p) Graphic Greek Myths and Legends series The McElderry Book of Greek Myths Mythlopedia series In ancient Greece Theseus is sent to battle a terrifying by Rosemary Sutcliff monster. Surviving on flesh, the brute is half Grades 5-9 (128 p) by A. Kimmel An illustrated introduction to monsters and beasts Grades 2-6 (96 p) from Greek mythology that provides profiles, family human and half bull and lives in a dark and winding Retells the story of the Trojan War, from the quarrel . for the golden , and the flight of Helen with Contains illustrated retellings of twelve classic , facts, and more on minotaur, , Paris, to the destruction of Troy. Greek myths, including the stories of Pandora, Hydra, and others. Icarus, King Midas, and others. The Trojan : The Fall of Troy Young Zeus by Brian Karas by Ron Fontes Grades 3-6 Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu Grades 3-6 (48 p) “G” The Mighty 12: Superheroes of Greek Myth This is the story of how young Zeus, with a little help Grades 6-8 (424 p) Chronicles series Graphic Myths and Legends series by Charles R. Smith from six monsters, five Greek gods, an enchanted she After her cousin Zee arrives from England, thirteen-year A retelling, in graphic novel form, of the myth of the Grades 5-8 (48 p) -goat, and his mother, became god of gods, master of -old Charlotte and he must set out to save humankind Trojans who discover a gift of a giant horse from their Combines poems with comic-style illustrations to lightning and thunder, and ruler over all. In doing so, from the denizens of the Greek underworld, Nightmares, Greek enemies. introduce mythical gods, goddesses, and creatures of he learned a lot about family . Who knew that having Death, Pain, and a really nasty guy named Phil. ancient Greece, including Zeus, , , relatives could be so complicated, even for a god? Athena, and . Odysseus in the Maze by Jane Yolen Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet Zeus: King of the Gods by George O’Connor Grades 6-9 (248 p) Young Heroes series Grades 5-8 (76 p) “O” by Helen Wilbur Shelved in Children’s Young Teen area Olympians series Mythology by Grades 4-6 Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many Introduces Zeus, king of the Gods, telling his story Grades 6-10 (497 p) An A to Z introduction to Greek mythology opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves from boyhood to his ascendance to supreme power. A classic collection of Greek, Roman, and Norse myths including heroes, gods, and goddesses, the Iliad, pirates and , a trip to ’s Labyrinth, and the two young girls, retold by the author. Delphi, and Labyrinth. Each topic is introduced and Helen, who play a major role in his future life. with a poem and includes detailed-filled expository text.