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Celestial kingdom volume 1
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English
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Forced to flee her home on the moon after her magic flares up, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest to save her mother, in a new fantasy novel inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess.
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Heroes of Olympus volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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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 a terrible...
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Celestial kingdom volume 2
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English
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After winning her mother's freedom from the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin is forced to flee again and venture to the Immortal Realm where she and her companions encounter legendary creatures and shrewd monarchs.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and "one of the modern masters of fantasy writing," (Huffington Post) a dazzling, witty telling of the Norse myths.
"A lively, funny, and very human rendition of Thor the thunder god, his father Odin, and the dark-hearted trickster Loki (plus countless other gods and monsters)." — Petra Mayer, NPR
Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 4
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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: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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When the goddess Artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her followers joins Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson's sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City, while the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster, Typhon.
9) The Odyssey
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Odysseus has been away from Ithaca, the Greek city-state under his rule, for ten years while fighting in the Trojan War. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus begins the long journey home to his wife and son; however, his journey is plagued by misfortune as the gods feud over his fate, leaving the Ithacans to believe that he has died.
The Odyssey is attributed to the poet Homer and, after its companion poem the Iliad, is the second-oldest surviving work...
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Heroes of Olympus volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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"Greek and Roman demigods from the Prophecy of Seven must work together to seal the Doors of Death--and help Percy and Annabeth escape the Underworld in the process"-- Publisher.
11) Wicked beauty
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Dark Olympus novels volume 3
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English
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"Achilles Kallis vowed that he'd do whatever it took to claw his way into Olympus's inner circle. Now that the former Ares is gone and the coveted role has opened to anyone with the strength to claim it, he and his partner, Patroclus Fotos, plan to both compete and double their odds of winning. Neither expect the infamous beauty Helen Kasios to be part of the prize...or for the sparks that fly when the three of them meet. Zeus may have decided Helen...
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Definitive, unique collection of 34 major Viking myths, heroic legends and historical sagas. Features tales of gods, giantesses, dwarfs, valkyries and ghosts; sagas of love and hate, the Viking discovery of America, tales that inspired Tolkien and Shakespeare. Also proverbs, spells, poems, riddles, detailed Notes and a comprehensive Glossary.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
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Heroes of Olympus volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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"The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land--Greece itself--to find the Doors of Death"--Publisher.
Percy, Hazel, and Frank are re-united with Jason, Piper and Leo, but they only number six. Who will complete the Prophecy of the Seven?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Classic stories and dazzling illustrations of gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters come to life in a stunning tableau of Norse myths, including those of the thunder god Thor, the one-eyed god and Allfather Odin, and the trickster god Loki. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless tales of ancient Scandinavia. This book is the third in the trilogy that includes the popular National Geographic Treasury...
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What are myths? How have they evolved? And why do we still so desperately need them?
A history of myth is a history of humanity, Karen Armstrong argues in this insightful and eloquent book: our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. This is a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense–from Palaeolithic times to the “Great...
A history of myth is a history of humanity, Karen Armstrong argues in this insightful and eloquent book: our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. This is a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense–from Palaeolithic times to the “Great...
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Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 18
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English
Description
Magnus Chase, a homeless boy living in Boston, finds out he is the son of a Norse god.
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Heroes of Olympus volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 17
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English
Description
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.
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