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Abouzeid, Chris
Anatopsis
In the realm from which the Greek gods ruled the universe thousands of years ago, the immortal witch Anatopsis uncovers the true objectives of her demi-god tutor Mr. Pound and attempts to prevent him from carrying out his evil plans.
325 p. 2006
Children's Fiction Book
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Booraem, Ellen
The Unnameables
On an island in whose strict society only useful objects are named and the unnamed are ignored or forbidden, thirteen-year-old Medford encounters an unusual and powerful creature, half-man, half-goat, and together they attempt to bring some changes to the community.
318 p. 2008
Children's Fiction Book
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Collins, Ross
Medusa Jones
In ancient Greece, Medusa Jones, a gorgon, and her friends, a minotaur and a centaur, are mocked and sneered at by the other Acropolis Academy children whose parents are kings and gods, but when they go on a school camping trip together, the "freaks" become true heroes.
134 p. 2008
Children's Fiction Book
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Coville, Bruce
Juliet Dove Queen of Love
A shy twelve-year-old girl must solve a puzzle involving characters from Greek mythology to free herself from a spell which makes her irresistible to boys.
190 p. 2003
Children's Fiction Book
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Druitt, Tobias
Corydon & the Siege of Troy
Having gone their separate ways since the disastrous fall of Atlantis, Corydon reunites with the two gorgons and the Minotaur to help his friend Sikandar, Prince of Troy, fight against the heroes who have besieged the city.
260 p. 2009
Teen Fiction Book
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Falcone, L. M.
Walking with the Dead
Alex's father brings home an ancient Greek corpse as an exhibit for Oddities, the weird museum in their basement. After Alex peeks in the coffin, he starts having crazy dreams, gets struck by lightning and falls through a door into the night sky. Then things take a turn for the seriously weird when, after more than 2000 years, the corpse wakes up!
196 p. 2005
Children's Fiction Book
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Farmer, Nancy
The Sea of Trolls
After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.
459 p. 2004
Children's Fiction Book
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Gaiman, Neil
Odd and the Frost Giants
An unlucky twelve-year-old Norwegian boy named Odd leads the Norse gods Loki, Thor, and Odin in an attempt to outwit evil Frost Giants who have taken over Asgard.
117 p. 2009
Children's Fiction Book
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Golding, Julia
Secret of the Sirens
Upon moving to her aunt's seaside home in the British Isles, Connie becomes part of a secret society that shelters mythical creatures, and must use her ability to communicate with these beings to protect them from evil and the incursions of humans.
357 p. 2007
Children's Fiction Book
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Harris, Joanne
Runemarks
Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the fate of the world.
527 p. 2008
Children's Fiction Book
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Hennesy, Carolyn
Pandora Gets Angry
As Pandy, Iole, and Homer travel to Baghdad to seek another deadly evil--rage--they face a lethal sandstorm and worse, while Alcie is aided by Persephone, the queen of the underworld.
310 p. 2011
Children's Fiction Book
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Holub, Joan
Athena the Brain
Athena learns that she is a goddess when she is summoned to Mount Olympus by her father, Zeus, and she must quickly adjust to her new status, make friends with the other godboys and goddessgirls, and catch up with all the studies she missed while attending mortal school.
160 p. 2010
Children's Fiction Book
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Jinks, Catherine.
The Paradise Trap
Eleven-year-old Marcus is spending a week at the beach with his mother in a tiny old travel trailer, but boredom turns to terror when a new friend discovers a cellar that has magical doors through which people keep disappearing.
344 p. 2012
Children's Fiction Book
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Kerr, Philip
Children of the Lamp : the Akhenaten Adventure
When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers.
355 p. 2005
Children's Fiction Book
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La Fevers, R. L.
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work.
343 p. 2007
Children's Fiction Book
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Laurie, Victoria
Oracles of Delphi Keep
In 1938, three orphans--Theo, Carl, and Ian, ages ten to thirteen--lead three teachers through a portal that takes them from Dover, England, to Morocco in their quest to locate six silver boxes before the ancient prophecies therein are found by the evil Demogorgon's offspring.
552 p. 2009
Children's Fiction Book
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Levine, Gail Carson
Ever
Fourteen-year-old Kezi and Olus, Akkan god of the winds, fall in love and together try to change her fate--to be sacrificed to a Hyte god because of a rash promise her father made--through a series of quests that might make her immortal.
244 p. 2010
Children's Fiction Book
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Mebus, Scott
Gods of Manhattan
Thirteen-year-old Rory discovers a spirit world that thrives alongside his contemporary New York City, filled with fantastical creatures and people from the city's colorful past who have become gods and goddesses and who have chosen Rory to perform a dangerous mission.
340 p. 2008
Children's Fiction Book
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Mull, Brandon
Fablehaven
When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.
351 p. 2007
Children's Fiction Book
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Nix, Garth
Mister Monday
Arthur Penhaligon is supposed to die at a young age, but is saved by a key that is shaped like the minute hand of a clock. The key causes bizarre creatures to come from another realm, bringing with them a plague. A man named Mister Monday will stop at nothing to get the key back. Arthur goes to a mysterious house that only he can see, so that he can learn the truth about himself and the key.
361 p. 2003
Children's Fiction Book
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