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81) Tricked
Author
Series
Iron druid chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Druid Atticus O'Sullivan has battled vengeful Norse thunder gods before, and with a little help from a Navajo trickster god Coyote,he dupes them into thinking they chopped him up in the Arizona dessert. The Navajo Coyote is not above his own mischief and Atticus is battling for survival from an unlikely source.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Let your imaginations soar with these myths and legends from long ago and be whisked away on a magical journey around the world, retelling myths and legends from long ago. Meet the mischievous tricksters, the brave heroes and the all-powerful creator gods from ancient cultures and find out how they overcome the giants, the shapeshifters and the lure of sea-maidens" --
Author
Publisher
7th Generation
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"According to Cherokee tradition, when the animals needed fire to keep them warm during cold nights, The Thunder Boys invoked a lightning bolt to strike and light fire to a lone sycamore tree. Water Spider, a tiny savior, boldly creates an ingenious way to bring fire back to the animal community" --
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision...
86) Hammered
Author
Series
Iron druid chronicles volume 3
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hammered" is the third title in an original series about Atticus O'Sullivan, the last of the Druids. In this final outing, Viking vampire Leif Helgarson asks Atticus to help take down Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Original.
Author
Series
Kane chronicles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Ever since the gods of ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister Sadie have been in trouble. As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have some powers at their command, but the devious gods haven't given them much time to master their skills at Brooklyn House. Now their most threatening enemy yet, the chaos snake Apophis, is rising. If they don't prevent him from breaking free in a few days' time, the world...
90) Myths in minutes
Author
Series
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Myths are the greatest stories ever told. Passed down over millennia, the great myths are the templates for all our stories, with their eternal themes of creation and destruction, fate and cunning, heroism and cruelty, sensuality and war. Retold here are nearly 200 myths--from Prometheus defying Zeus to create man, to the destruction of Troy; from the reign of the sun god Ra in Egypt to the one-eyed, raven-flanked Odin of the icy North; and from valiant...
91) Hounded
Author
Series
Iron druid chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Atticus O'Sullivan, the last of the Druids, finds his peaceful life in Arizona shattered by the arrival of an angry Celtic god who wants Atticus's magical sword, forcing Atticus to call upon some unlikely allies for help.
Author
Series
Heroes in training volume 16
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Hercules vandalizes Eurythseus' temple and Eurythseus threatens war with the Olympians, the Oracle Pythia decides that Hercules must present him with a scale from the nine-headed serpent, Hydra, to make amends.
95) Greek myths
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Myth-o-mania volume 5
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In this modern version of Greek mythology, Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the true story of Theseus finding his way through the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur.
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