Perseus (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780812627350)

This adventurous, dramatic, and at times funny retelling of the Perseus myth retains the spirit and structure of the original while offering a coming-of-age story sure to appeal to modern readers.Readers will follow Perseus on his quest to kill the hideous, snake-haired Medusa in an effort to save his mother from marriage to a less than noble king. A power struggle among the gods both hinders and helps him along the way, and Perseus even manages to find true love when he rescues the breathtakingly beautiful Princess Andromeda from the horrors of a bloodthirsty sea monster.PERSEUS is the second of the four books in the HEROES series, which debuted in the Fall of 2004 with the release of ODYSSEUS.

Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
ISBN-10: 0812627350
ISBN-13: 9780812627350
Publisher: Cricket Books
Language: English
Published: 04/19/2005
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.86w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 87295 / Perseus


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2005 pg. 478
PW Notes and Reprints 04/18/2005 pg. 66
Booklist 04/15/2005 pg. 1452
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2005 pg. 394
Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 56
School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 146
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 355 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 02/01/2006 pg. 61