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1) Hercules
Author
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Retells the story of the final, and most difficult, labor of Hercules, known as Heracles in Greek mythology, in which he must go to Underworld and bring back the three-headed dog, Cerberus.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 17
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.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"In the vein of Neal Stephenson and Jeff VanderMeer, an epic speculative novel from Young Lions Fiction Award-finalist Matt Bell, a breakout book that explores climate change, manifest destiny, humanity's unchecked exploitation of natural resources, and the small but powerful magic contained within every single apple"--
Eighteenth-century Ohio: two brothers travel into the wooded frontier, planting apple orchards from which they plan to profit in...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the dentist who has extra-large muscles and talks of being champion of the world really be Hercules, the strongest man in the world? The Bailey School kids are going to find out!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An illustrated, easy-to-read story about Hercules who, before becoming a legendary Roman hero, disobeys his mother and then must set things right. Includes a retelling of the Roman myth of Hercules' twelve labors.
Pub. Date
2014
Formats
Description
In ancient Greece, 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who is promised to his brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or fulfill his...
7) Roman myths
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Retells the ancient Roman myths of the wanderings of Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, and Horatius and the bridge with information on other Roman characters, told in graphic novel format.
11) Hercules
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Relates the exploits of Hercules and his importance in Roman mythology, including his connection to such figures as King Augeas and Queen Hippolyte, and describes the role of myths in the modern world.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Beastologist-in-training Nathaniel Fludd and his Aunt Phil nurse a mysteriously ill unicorn, try to stop Obediah from taking the unicorn's horn, and finally get a solid lead on the whereabouts of Nathaniel's parents.
Author
Series
Pegasus series (Kate O'Hearn) volume 1
Description
Thirteen-year-old Emily's life is transformed when Pegasus, the mythological winged horse, crashes onto the roof of her building during a New York City blackout and takes her to Olympus where she faces monsters, a corrupt governmental agency, and the quest to keep the Olympic flame burning.
Author
Series
Myth-o-mania volume 7
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In this updated version of Greek mythology, Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the true story of Hercules and his twelve labors.
18) Olympus at war
Author
Series
Pegasus series (Kate O'Hearn) volume 2
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Reborn as the Flame, thirteen-year-old Emily has saved Olympus from destruction, but when the gruesome Nirads begin a new invasion, Emily and her friends become entangled in the conflict as old grudges are unearthed and new enemies are discovered.
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Roman myths and tales introduce information about the ancient Romans, including their origins, capital city, religious beliefs, government, foods, warfare, everyday life, commerce, transportation, arts, and science, and describe the end of Roman rule in Western Europe.