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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he presents his fashioning of the primeval Norse myths into a novel, which begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds, delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants, and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people. Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly recreating...
Author
Series
Olympians volume 12
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, the first Olympian, Hestia, relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally, in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood -- the first new god and the last of the Pantheon
3) Heathen
Author
Publisher
Vault Comics
Pub. Date
2017-
Language
English
Description
"Aydis is a viking, a warrior, an outcast, and a self-proclaimed heathen. Aydis is friend to the talking horse Saga, rescuer of the immortal Valkyrie Brynhild, and battler of demons and fantastic monsters. Aydis is a woman. Born into a time of warfare, suffering, and subjugation of women, she is on a mission to end the oppressive reign of the god-king Odin."--Amazon.com
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The War of the Realms has come to Midgard...and the X-Men's doorstep! The dark elf Malekith and his endless armies are invading Earth, intent on conquering the entire planet - but Earth's heroes have something to say about that! And the reassembled X-Men are joining the fight! But who better to lead Earth's mutants into battle alongside the heroes of Asgard, than their very own Valkyrie - Dani Moonstar! Prepare for a legendary adventure across the...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Raised in the faroff land of Boise, Idaho, Yara Flor has always felt something was missing from her life--and now she is headed to Brazil to find it. Little does she know her arrival will set off a series of events that will change the world of Wonder Woman forever. Her return has been prophesied, and with that prophecy comes the undivided attention of benevolent gods from pantheons beyond. Danger lurks around every corner-but is this young hero...
Author
Series
Olympians volume 10
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells in graphic novel format the stories from Greek mythology featuring Hermes.
"Born in a cave to a self-banished mother, clever, mischievous, unrelenting Hermes is a handful from his first day in the world. From infancy, when he bewitches fifty cows and bends them to his will to play a joke on his older half-brother Apollo, to his adolescence and adulthood when he becomes father to the equally mischievous Pan, Hermes's story is wildly entertaining...
10) Fibbed
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Nana is not a liar. She always tells the truth, as ridiculous as it sounds to hear about the troupe of circus squirrels stealing her teacher's toupee. When another outlandish explanation lands her in hot water again, her parents announce that Nana will be spending the summer with her grandmother in Ghana. She isn't happy to be living with family that she barely knows, and in a country where she can't really speak the native language. But all her...
11) Lore Olympus
Author
Series
Lore Olympus volume 5
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2021]-
Language
English
Description
"A reimagining of Persephone and Hades' story from Greek mythology. Scandalous gossip, wild parties, toxic relationships, power plays, and sex are all part of the lives of the gods that Persephone must navigate to find her own power."
12) Ghost book
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"July Chen sees ghosts. But her dad insists ghosts aren't real. So she pretends they don't exist. Which is incredibly difficult now as it's Hungry Ghost month, when the Gates of the Underworld open and dangerous ghosts run amok in the living world. When July saves a boy ghost from being devoured by a Hungry Ghost, he becomes her first ever friend. Except William is not a ghost. He's a wandering soul wavering between life and death. As the new friends...
13) The fox maidens
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kai Song dreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father believes in Kai and trains her in martial arts, their society isn't ready for a girl warrior. Still, Kai is determined. But she is plagued by rumors that she is the granddaughter of Gumiho, the infamous nine-tailed fox demon who was killed by her father years before. Everything comes crashing down...
14) Punderworld
Author
Series
Punderworld volume 1
Publisher
Top Cow Productions, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]-
Language
English
Description
"The classic tale of Greek mythology, but 100% more awkwardly relatable. Hades is the officious, antisocial ruler of the Underworld; Persephone, daughter of Demeter, is an earth goddess of growth and renewal -- they've been crushing on each other for the past two centuries. But when a festival (and a little liquid courage) present an opportunity to put an end to their Olympian will-they-won't-they, a meddlesome pantheon and several titanic misassumptions...
15) Kariba
Author
Publisher
Catalyst Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Siku has always called the Zambezi River her home. She understands the water and it seems to understand her, too, bending to her will and coming to her aid in times of need. But things are changing on the river: a great dam is being built, threatening to displace many Shonga people and to disrupt the old ways forever. Things are changing in Siku, too, as her ability to manipulate the water grows out of control, and visions of a great serpent draw...
Author
Series
Tristan Strong (graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Seventh grader Tristan Strong is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm in Alabama, where he's being sent to heal from a tragedy. But he has no idea what's in store for him. On his first night there, he accidentally rips open a chasm into MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters that are hunting the inhabitants of this world. Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that...
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