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421) Book club set: Circe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Follows Circe, the banished witch daughter of Helios, as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to choose between the worlds of the gods and mortals.
Author
Series
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Heimdall and Hyrrokkin abandon their 'children' to go on holiday, Odin sends Baldur -- Thor's half brother and god of making Loki look bad -- to babysit. As Baldur and Thor bond, Loki's attempts to prove he's good start getting a bit desperate. After the drama teacher casts him as the villain in the school play, Loki starts to wonder whether there's any point in being good when everyone seems convinced of his villainy. That is until he discovers...
Author
Series
Noragami volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Yato is a homeless god. He doesn't even have a shrine, not to mention worshippers! So to achieve his ambitious goals, he's set up a service to help those in need (for a small fee), hoping he'll eventually raise enough money to build himself the temple of his dreams. Of course, he can't afford to be picky, so Yato accepts all kinds of jobs, from finding lost kittens to helping a student overcome bullies at school.
Author
Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians volume 6
Publisher
Salamandra
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
Español
Description
Vuelve Percy Jackson, el protagonista estrella de Rick Riordan Por una vez, Percy Jackson no debe preocuparse por salvar el mundo. En esta ocasión tiene una tarea mucho más difícil: entrar en la universidad. La Universidad de Nueva Roma pide cartas de recomendación de tres dioses para acceder, así que... sí: Percy tendrá que llevar a cabo nuevas misiones para conseguirlas. Primera misión: el copero de los dioses, Ganimedes, ha perdido su cáliz,...
Series
Lore Olympus volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love - witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of mythology's best-known stores from creator Rachel Smythe. Persephone was ready to start a new life when she left the mortal realm for Olympus. However, she quickly discovered the dark side of her glamorous new home--from the relatively minor gossip threatening her reputation to a realm-shattering violation...
Author
Series
Noragami volume 26
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A run-in with Yato the stray god has turned Hitori Iki, an ordinary, pro-wrestling-loving middle school girl, into an existence neither human nor ayakashi! It's up to Yato's "divine intervention" to turn Hiyori back to normal, but can Hiyori rely on the spontaneous and wayward Yato to do his job properly? What's more, the almighty warrior god Bishamonten has sworn revenge on Yato?!" -- page [4] of cover.
427) Game : Santorini
Publisher
Roxley Games
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Santorini is highly accessible pure-strategy game where you play as a youthful Greek God or Goddess competing to best aid the island's citizens in building a beautiful village in the middle of the Aegean sea.
Author
Series
Twisted tales (Liz Braswell) volume 11
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"What if Meg had to become a Greek god? After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship, all seems right in the world. That is, until Zeus tells Meg that she can't be with Hercules because she's, well, mortal. Luckily, Hera has a solution, offering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a spot on Mt. Olympus--as a god. All Meg has to do is complete a mysterious quest. The mission? Oh, just to rescue her ex's current wife from the Underworld....
429) Kamisama kiss: 6
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Newly homeless Nanami learns that accepting an offer to stay in a Shinto shrine has made her the shrine's new deity, and to fulfill her duties she needs the reluctant help of her familiar, a fox spirit in the form of an attractive young man.
430) Kamisama kiss: 5
Author
Series
Kamisama kiss volume 5
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2014].
Language
English
Description
Nanami Momozono is homeless after her debt-ridden father skips town and the landlord kicks her out of their apartment. A man who she has saved from a dog attack offers his home, which turns out to be a shrine and Nanami finds herself worshiped as a deity!
431) Kamisama kiss: 4
Author
Series
Kamisama kiss volume 4
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Being a teen deity is tough! Not only does Nanami have her duties at the shrine, she has her female classmates begging her to get them dates with her yokai companions. Tomoe wants nothing to do with dating, so what is Nanami going to do about her growing feelings for him?
432) Kamisama kiss: 7
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Mizuki loves living at the shrine with Nanami, but he hates that he has to stay behind when she goes to school. He hates even more that Tomoe gets to go with her. But Mizuki isn't used to the human world, so Nanami thinks it's safer if he just stays put. Can Mizuki become a master of the mundane, or will his secret foray into town end in disaster?
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