.svg "Return to Catalog Home")
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Catalog Search Results
1) The Odyssey
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...
2) The Iliad
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Homer's Iliad describes the final year of the Trojan War, a legendary conflict between an alliance of Greek cities and the city of Troy in Anatolia.
The greatest literary landmark of classical antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time. When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that "combines intellectual authority with addictive readability"...
Author
Series
Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Retells the epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War, told from the point of view of the steadfast companion who never gives up hope of his master's safe return.
Author
Series
Hopeless heroes volume 8
Publisher
Sweet Cherry Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Book 8 in the Hopeless Heroes series that takes readers on fun adventures back to Ancient Greece!
Agatha has been taken prisoner and it's up to Tim and friends to save her. But how? They'd have to trick Hera, sneak into her fortress, past her army - it seems impossible!
"Impossible? Did I say it was impossible when-"
Okay, Odysseus, but Hera's soldiers are armed to the teeth, tempers are hot, and whoever heard of a Trojan Peacock?
Author
Series
Myth-o-mania volume 10
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In this humorous version of Greek mythology, Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the true story of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home from Troy.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
What is it in Homer's Odyssey that has so enthralled readers from around the world for thousands of years? By joining Professor Vandiver for these 12 lectures on the Odyssey, you'll find out why. This literary exploration centers on a single provocative question about the epic poem's protagonist, Odysseus: Why does he long so powerfully to go home? To probe the depths of this question, you'll embark on meticulous, insightful examinations of the most...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch, and the Land of the Dead.
14) The final battle
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books For Children
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
16) The odyssey
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his men, returning from the Land of the Dead determined to sail home to Ithaca, encounter Scylla, the six-headed monster, and Charybdis, the deadly whirlpool.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Ithaca, his wife, Penelope, and their son, Telemachus, are desperately warding off the men who want to marry her. Then a visit from a mysterious stranger gives Telemachus the courage to confront the suitors, and to search for his long-lost father.
In MnLINK
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Plum Creek Library System can be requested from other MnLINK libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.