VaughanPL: Reading Challenge 2024: Read a retelling of a classic or myth | Vaughan Public Libraries

Divine Might

Goddesses in Greek Myth

by Haynes, Natalie

Book - 2024

A fascinating combination of Greek Goddesses and stories of their valor, courage, rivalry, jealousy, loved are intertwined in the characters of Olympus, Athene, Hera, Aphrodite, Demeter. A fascinating combination of Greek Goddesses and stories of their valor, courage, rivalry, jealousy, loved are intertwined in the characters of Olympus, Athene, Hera, Aphrodite, Demeter. Show less

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Queer Villains of Myth and Legend

A Revelry of Queer Rogues and Outlaws Through the Ages

by Jones, Dan

Book - 2024

Dan Jones's book celebrates the powerfulness of villainy, prowess through diverse characters ranging from seductive and cunning to powerful and awe-inspiring. Dan Jones's book celebrates the powerfulness of villainy, prowess through diverse characters ranging from seductive and cunning to powerful and awe-inspiring. Show less

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Spirit World

by Wong, Alyssa

Book - 2024

A fascinating Young Adult graphic novel describes the mythical East Asian custom of burning joss paper at gravesites to send resources to ancestors in the...Show more A fascinating Young Adult graphic novel describes the mythical East Asian custom of burning joss paper at gravesites to send resources to ancestors in the spirit world. Chinese hero depicted here has the ability to travel in and out of the Spirit World, between the realm of the dead and that of the living. Show less

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Athena's Child

by Lynn, Hannah

Book - 2023

A mythological fiction based on the stories of Perseus and Athena speaks of the seemingly impossible quest, wrath, love equipped with braveness and determination. The book is a fascinating fiction to read and enjoy. A mythological fiction based on the stories of Perseus and Athena speaks of the seemingly impossible quest, wrath, love equipped with braveness and determination. The book is a fascinating fiction to read and enjoy. Show less

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Women of Myth

From Deer Woman and Mami Wata to Amaterasu and Athena, your Guide to the Amazing and Diverse Women From World Mythology

by Williamson, Jenny

Book - 2023

In a collection of 50 stories, the book explores figures of myth who inspire readers with their stories of their power, wisdom, compassion, cunningness. S...Show more In a collection of 50 stories, the book explores figures of myth who inspire readers with their stories of their power, wisdom, compassion, cunningness. Some featured characters include Sky-Woman, the first woman in Iroquois myth who fell through a hole in the sky and into our world, of Clídna, Queen of the Banshees in Irish legend, of La Llorona, a ghostly woman in Mexican folklore who wanders the waterfront and others. Show less

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The Japanese Myths

A Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits

by Frydman, Joshua

Book - 2022

With 90 colorful illustrations the book is a fascinating retelling stories and exploring how Japanese mythology has changed over time as new gods, heroes, and spirits. With 90 colorful illustrations the book is a fascinating retelling stories and exploring how Japanese mythology has changed over time as new gods, heroes, and spirits. Show less

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Pandora's Jar

Women in Greek Myths

by Haynes, Natalie

Book - 2022

Pandora, the first woman who according to legend had unloosed chaos upon the world is being analyzed as not a villain, but a source of power, redressing the imbalance and is a hero figure to the modern world. Pandora, the first woman who according to legend had unloosed chaos upon the world is being analyzed as not a villain, but a source of power, redressing the imbalance and is a hero figure to the modern world. Show less

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Forgotten Myths

by Freed, Alexander

Book - 2022

A graphic novel describes how Baldr, son of Odin and God of light, enlists the help of the great trickster God, Loki determined to prevent the war between two neighboring realms. A graphic novel describes how Baldr, son of Odin and God of light, enlists the help of the great trickster God, Loki determined to prevent the war between two neighboring realms. Show less

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Greek Myths

A New Retelling

by Higgins, Charlotte

Book - 2021

For the Greeks the word muthos meant a traditional tale. In the modern century, these Greek myths remain true for us because they excavate the human exper...Show more For the Greeks the word muthos meant a traditional tale. In the modern century, these Greek myths remain true for us because they excavate the human experience, inexplicable catastrophe or the arbitrary events that transform lives. They exemplify the basic facts of our human condition. Show less

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Superstitions

A Handbook of Folklore, Myths, and Legends From Around the World

by McElroy, D. R.

Book - 2020

A fine blend of myths and folklores from Africa, Asia, Oceania and from around the world the book is a definitive look into the history of superstitions, traditions, myths across the globe. A fine blend of myths and folklores from Africa, Asia, Oceania and from around the world the book is a definitive look into the history of superstitions, traditions, myths across the globe. Show less

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Beneath the Moon

Fairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories From Around the World

by Yoshitani, Yoshi

Book - 2020

A compilation of powerful and universal retellings of divine stories, legends, and myths from around the world makes an enthralling experience for the readers. The colorful illustrations provide good pictorial value to the myths. A compilation of powerful and universal retellings of divine stories, legends, and myths from around the world makes an enthralling experience for the readers. The colorful illustrations provide good pictorial value to the myths. Show less

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The Legend of Zelda

Twilight Princess. 1

by Himekawa, Akira

Book - 2017

A Young Adult graphic novel describes the mythical story of wizards' power within the Shadow Crystal, an evil menace trying to find Midna, Princess of the...Show more A Young Adult graphic novel describes the mythical story of wizards' power within the Shadow Crystal, an evil menace trying to find Midna, Princess of the Twilight Realm, and the fragments of the Shadow Crystal to gain the power to rule over both the Twilight Realm and the World of Light. Show less

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