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Robert Graves, classicist, poet, and unorthodox critic, retells the Greek legends of gods and heroes for a modern audience
And, in the two volumes of The Greek Myths, he demonstrates with a dazzling display of relevant knowledge that Greek Mythology is “no more mysterious in content than are modern election cartoons.” His work covers, in nearly two hundred sections, the creation myths; the legends of the births and...
And, in the two volumes of The Greek Myths, he demonstrates with a dazzling display of relevant knowledge that Greek Mythology is “no more mysterious in content than are modern election cartoons.” His work covers, in nearly two hundred sections, the creation myths; the legends of the births and...
2) Mythology
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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A retelling of Greek, Roman and Norse myths.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
860L
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English
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Combines retellings of classic Greek tales with detailed illustrations in an introduction to mythology that is complemented by informative sidebars containing character profiles, historical insights, and cultural facts.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
630L
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English
Description
How do you handle an encounter with Medusa on the New Jersey interstate? What's the best way to take down a minotaur? Become an expert on everything in Percy's world with this must-have guide to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Complete with interviews, puzzles, games, and original short stories by Rick Riordan.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1070L
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English
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Here are the gods, goddesses, and legendary figures of ancient Greece -- mighty Zeus, with his fistful of thunderbolts; gray-eyed Athena, goddess of wisdom; Helios, the sun; greedy King Midas -- depicted by Caldecott winners Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. These artists bring to life the myths that have inspired great European literature and art through the ages.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
630L
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English
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What dangers do runaway demigods Luke and Thalia face on their way to Camp Half-Blood? Are Percy and Annabeth up to the task of rescuing stolen goods from a fire-breathing giant who doesn't take kindly to intruders? Four short stories plus original art, interviews, puzzles, and games, reveal new insights into the world of Percy Jackson and the other heroes of Olympus.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
710L
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English
Description
"Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
1070L
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English
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Describes the cycle of myths about the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece, as well as the tales of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, the labors of Hercules, and the battle between Theseus and the Minotaur.
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Daughter of smoke and bone trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 25
Lexile measure
860L
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English
Description
"What power can bruise the sky? Two worlds are poised on the brink of a vicious war. By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera's rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her. When the brutal angel emperor brings his army to the human world, Karou and Akiva are finally reunited -- not in love, but in tentative alliance against their common enemy. It is a twisted...
11) Greek mythology
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1060L
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English
Description
Provides facts on the classic myths of the Greeks and Romans, from how Prometheus outsmarted the gods to how Achilles's heel led to his death.
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Pegasus series (Kate O'Hearn) volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
620L
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English
Description
"Pegasus and Emily investigate a series of incidents back on Earth, and discover that the CRU has been cloning Olympians"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
690L
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English
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Despite the warnings of her friends at Mount Olympus Academy, Persephone befriends bad-boy Hades, but following her mother's advice to "go along to get along" complicates her relationships with all of them.
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"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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
790L
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English
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"A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week. So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and...
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"The Greek myths are the founding narratives of Western civilization: to understand them is to know the origins of philosophy, literature, art, science, law, and more. Indeed, as Luc Ferry shows in this masterful book, they remain a great store of wisdom, as relevant to our lives today as ever before. No mere legends or clichés ("Herculean task," "Pandora's box," "Achilles heel," etc.), these classic stories offer profound and manifold lessons, providing...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
690L
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English
Description
Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen -- all of them -- and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood -- the blood of Olympus -- in order to wake. The demigods are having more frequent visions of...
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In a unique 1869 take on Greek mythology, the influential Victorian-Edwardian sage considers the myth of the goddess Athena. Ruskin asks us to consider Athena—"in the heavens, the earth, and the heart"—as a vital force in the material world channeled by those leading virtuous lives and also as "the directress of the imagination and will."
20) The burning maze
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Trials of Apollo volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
710L
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English
Description
The Greek god Apollo is still in the persona of ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos. Now Lester and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor-- and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles-- somewhere in the American Southwest. But the longer he stays mortal, the weaker he grows... and the less confident that he will be able to regain his place on Mount Olympus.
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