Stories from Greek mythology
 Chris
Abouzeid
Anatopsis
In the realm from
which the Greek gods ruled the universe thousands of years ago, the
immortal witch Anatopsis uncovers the true objectives of her demi-god
tutor Mr. Pound and attempts to prevent him from carrying out his
evil plans.
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 Tracy
Barrett
King of Ithaka
When
sixteen-year-old Telemachos and his two best friends, one a centaur,
leave their life of privilege to undertake a quest to find
Telemachos's father Odysseus, they learn much along the way about
what it means to be a man and a king.
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 Michael
Cadnum
Nightsong: The Legend of Orpheus and
Eurydice
Expands on the myth of Orpheus, a young poet
and musician who undertakes a terrifying journey to ask the rulers
of the Underworld to return the princess Euridice, his beloved
bride, after she is killed by a venomous serpent. |
 Tera
Lynn Childs Oh.
My. Gods.
When her mother
suddenly decides to marry a near-stranger, Phoebe, whose passion is
running, soon finds herself living on a remote Greek island,
completing her senior year at an ancient high school where the
students and teachers are all descended from gods or goddesses.
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 Tobias
Druitt
Corydon & the Island of Monsters
Corydon, an
outcast Greek boy with the leg of a goat, learns that he is part of
an old prophecy and joins forces with Medusa and other "monsters"
known in Greek mythology in a confrontation with mortal heroes
fighting for the Olympian gods.
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Esther Friesner
Nobody's Prize
Still longing for
adventure, Princess Helen of Sparta maintains her disguise as a boy
to join her unsuspecting brothers as part of the crew of the Argo,
the ship commanded by Prince Jason in his quest for the Golden
Fleece. |
 Adèle
Geras
Ithaka
The island of
Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors demanding that Penelope
choose a new husband, as she patiently awaits the return of Odysseus
from the Trojan War.
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 Julius
Lester Cupid:
A Tale of Love and Desire
Cupid, the spoiled
and mischievous god of love, is attracted to and marries the
beautiful mortal, Psyche, and both learn many lessons about the
nature of love.
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Rick Riordan
The Lost Hero: Heroes of Olympus, book 1
Jason, Piper, and
Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at
Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a
quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.
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