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41) Ilium
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The Trojan War rages at the foot of Olympos Mons on Mars -- observed and influenced from on high by Zeus and his immortal family -- and twenty-first-century professor Thomas Hockenberry is there to play a role in the insidious private wars of vengeful gods and goddesses. On Earth, a small band of the few remaining humans pursues a lost past and devastating truth -- as four sentient machines depart from Jovian space to investigate, perhaps terminate,...
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A gorgeous retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences—for fans of Madeline Miller.
This is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s. They have waited long enough for their turn ...
This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all ...
In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years...
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Zeus the mighty volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
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Zeus the hamster and his cohorts escape their cages at Mount Olympus Pet Center in Athens, Georgia, to solve the mystery of the labyrinth--the center's duct system.
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces the Greek god Hermes and explains his importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes a map of ancient Greece and a family tree of the principal Greek gods. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a list of Greek characters introduced in the text, a list of equivalent Roman gods and goddesses, sources for further research including websites, an index, and an introduction...
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces the Greek god Hades and explains his importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes a map of ancient Greece and a family tree of the principal Greek gods. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a list of Greek characters introduced in the text, a list of equivalent Roman gods and goddesses, sources for further research including websites, an index, and an introduction...
46) Olympos
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Beneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies of Greece and Troy met in fierce and glorious combat, scrupulously following the text set forth in Homer's timeless narrative. But that was before twenty-first-century scholar Thomas Hockenberry stirred the bloody brew, causing an enraged Achilles to join forces with his archenemy Hector and turn his murderous wrath on Zeus and the entire pantheon of divine manipulators; before the swift and terrible...
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Isabelle wishes she could study physics instead of joining her mom as a popcorn manager at Mt. Olympus Theme Park, but when she finds herself in the middle of the myth of Icarus, she is determined to help Icarus and his father escape from the island with a new invention.
48) The Medusa doll
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IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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When his best friend, Wilky, completes twelve-year-old Jason's collection of Greek god figurines, Jason is thrilled, especially after his Aunt Amy's gift of a Medusa doll proves dangerous.
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"Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther...there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the fate of battles before they even began. Okuninushi, the Japanese hero who defeated eighty brothers to become king and then traded it all for a chance at immortality. Featuring more than 70 characters from 23 cultures around the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Retells the story of how the Greek god Zeus pursued the huntress Callisto, who was transformed by a jealous Hera into a giant bear and Zeus, to save her from a hunter, threw her into the night sky to become the constellation Ursa Major.
51) The siren song
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Cronus chronicles volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
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Thirteen-year-old Charlotte must rescue humankind again when the evil Philonecron captures her cousin Zee, and Poseidon himself sends a sea monster to eat the cruise ship on which Charlotte's parents are trapped.
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Strange the dreamer volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 24
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In the aftermath of a war between gods and men, a hero, a librarian, and a girl must battle the fantastical elements of a mysterious city stripped of its name.
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Hopeless heroes volume 2
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"Tim Baker thinks his adventures are over until he hitches a ride to Ancient Greece on a stolen vase. Soon Time finds himself trapped with an army of peacocks and a hero who can't stop admiring himself." --Page 4 of cover.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
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Retells the epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War, told from the point of view of the steadfast companion who never gives up hope of his master's safe return.
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Myth-o-mania volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
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In this modern version of the Greek myth, Persephone asks Hades for a ride to escape her overprotective mother, sneaks into the Underworld, and refuses to leave.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"Who will win this battle of famous beauty? In Asgard, the Norse goddess Frig rules over marriage, motherhood, family, and prophecy. Meanwhile, the Greek goddess Aphrodite reigns over love, beauty, and fertility. In this battle between two powerful ancient goddesses, who will come out on top?"--
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