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Mythology: Gr. 4-6 All books can be found in the Juvenile Fiction or Juvenile Paperback section by author’s last name. *This book is part of a series or trilogy. Abbott, Tony Golding, Julie THE BATTLE BEGINS * SECRET OF THE SIRENS * Fourth-grader Owen, whose everyday world is forever changed when he Upon moving to the British Isles, Connie becomes part of a secret society witnesses the disappearance of a classmate through the floor of their school, that shelters mythical creatures, and must use her ability to communicate embarks on a daring rescue mission with friends Jon and Sydney. with these beings to protect them from evil and the incursions of humans. Cadnum, Michael Harris, Joanne STARFALL: PHAETON AND THE CHARIOT OF THE SUN RUNEMARKS Phaeton undertakes a long and dangerous journey to the gates of dawn to Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns confront the mighty god of the sun, Apollo, and is granted one wish. that she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the fate of the world. Colfer, Eoin ARTEMIS FOWL * Hennesy, Carolyn When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by PANDORA GETS JEALOUS * capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with Thirteen-year-old Pandy is hauled before Zeus and given six months to magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. gather all of the evils that were released when the box she brought to school as her annual project was accidentally opened. Cowell, Cressida HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON * Iserles, Inbali Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third must catch and train a dragon in order THE TYGRINE CAT to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Lost and alone, Mati seeks acceptance from a pack of feral cats at Cressida Hooligans. Lock, but in order to defeat the assassin on his trail, Mati must unlock the secret of his true identity and learn to harness an ancient and deadly feline Coville, Bruce power. THOR’S WEDDING DAY Thialfi, the Norse thunder god's goat boy, tells how he inadvertently helped Kessler, Liz the giant Thrym to steal Thor's magic hammer, the lengths to which Thor EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE SIREN’S SECRET * must go to retrieve it, and his own assistance along the way. When Neptune tells Emily and her merman father and human mother to return to Brightport to try to make merpeople and humans work more closely Farmer, Nancy together, Emily faces problems with old enemies, her new, half-merfolk friend SEA OF TROLLS * Aaron, and a mystery related to a group of legendary lost sirens. After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the LaFevers, R.L. Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to THEODOSIA AND THE SERPENTS OF CHAOS * Jotunheim, home of the trolls. Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies in pursuit of a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work. Laurie, Victoria Storrie, Paul ORACLES OF DELPHI KEEP AMATERASU: RETURN OF THE SUN In 1938, orphans Theo and Ian lead a group of friends through a portal that In graphic novel format, retells the story of Amaterasu, the beautiful and kind takes them from Dover, England, to Morocco in their quest to locate six silver Japanese sun goddess and her angry brother Susano, the storm god. boxes before the ancient prophecies therein are found by the evil Note:Located in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section] Demogorgon's offspring. Ursu, Anne McMullan, Kate THE SHADOW THIEVES * HAVE A HOT TIME, HADES * After her cousin Zee arrives from England, thirteen-year-old Charlotte and he In this “fractured” tale with a modern twist, Hades tells his own version of how must set out to save humankind from denizens of the underworld, he became King of the Underworld and Zeus became King of the Gods. Nightmares, Death, Pain, and a really nasty guy named Phil. O’Hearn, Kate Yep, Lawrence FLAME OF OLYMPUS * CITY OF FIRE * Reborn as the Flame, thirteen-year-old Emily has saved Olympus from Twelve-year-old Scirye and her companions travel to Houlani, a new destruction but when the gruesome Nirads begin a new invasion, Emily and Hawaiian island created by magic, where they enlist the help of volcano her friends become entangled in the conflict as old grudges are unearthed goddess Pele in an attempt to stop an evil dragon and a mysterious man and new enemies are discovered. from altering the universe. Osborne, Mary Pope THE ONE EYED GIANT * Yep, Lawrence Retells a part of the Odyssey in which King Odysseus fights the Cyclops. THE TIGER’S APPRENTICE * A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy Perro, Bryan fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of an enemy who would use THE MASK WEAVER its power to destroy the world. To defeat the forces of evil which threaten his world, young Amos Daragon, aided by mythical animal friends, sets out on a journey to find four masks that harness the forces of nature and sixteen powerful stones that give the masks *Check out some of these titles in the JUVENILE NON-FICTION their magic. section! Riordan, Rick - Mythology – Juv 201.3 P54 THE LIGHTNING THIEF * - Mythology – Juv 291 H21 After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the - Gods and Pharaohs from Egyptian Mythology – Juv 299.3 H31 sea, 12-yr old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods and joins his - Dragon’s, Gods & Spirits from Chinese Mythology – Juv 299.51 S21 friends on a quest to prevent a war between gods. - The Usborne Book of Myths and Legends – Juv 398.2 M63 - Mythology of India – Juv 398.2 S88 Riordan, Rick THE RED PYRAMID * Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Youth Services Librarians 2014 who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on 2635 Homestead Road, a dangerous journey to save him. Santa Clara, CA 95051 http://www.library.santaclaraca.gov Neff, Henry THE HOUND OF ROWAN * After glimpsing a hint of his destiny in a mysterious tapestry, twelve-year-old Max McDaniels becomes a student at Rowan Academy, where he trains in "mystics and combat" in preparation for war with an ancient enemy that has been kidnapping children like him. .