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VaughanPL: Reading Challenge 2024: Read a retelling of a classic or myth

By deconstructing and reconstructing mythological stories and anecdotes, writers are not only keeping mythology alive but also offering fresh perspectives of ancient tales. Ready for more? Find all of our Reading Challenge 2024 topics at https://www.vaughanpl.info/blog/reading-challenge-2024

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  • Divine Might

    Goddesses in Greek Myth

    Haynes, Natalie,
    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.
    Book, 2024New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — 292.2114 Hay
  • Queer Villains of Myth and Legend

    a Revelry of Queer Rogues and Outlaws Through the Ages

    Jones, Dan, 1977-
    Dan Jones's book celebrates the powerfulness of villainy, prowess through diverse characters ranging from seductive and cunning to powerful and awe-inspiring.
    Book, 2024London : Radar, 2024. — 306.7602 Jon
  • 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…
    Book, 2024Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2024] — YA Wong
  • 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.
    Book, 2023Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2023] — FIC Lynn
  • Women of Myth

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

    Williamson, Jenny
    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…
    Book, 2023New York : Adams Media, 2023. — 202.13082 Wil
  • The Japanese Myths

    a Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits

    Frydman, Joshua
    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.
    Book, 2022London : Thames & Hudson, 2022. — 299.56 Fry
  • Pandora's Jar

    Women in Greek Myths

    Haynes, Natalie
    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.
    Book, 2022New York : Harper Perennial, [2022] — 398.2093802 Hayne
  • 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.
    Book, 2022Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2022. — Freed
  • 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…
    Book, 2021New York : Pantheon Books, [2021] — 398.2093802 Higgi
  • Superstitions

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

    McElroy, D. R. (Debra R.)
    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.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Wellfleet Press, 2020. — 398.2 McElr
  • Beneath the Moon

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

    Yoshitani, Yoshi
    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.
    Book, 2020California : Ten Speed Press, 2020. — 398.2 Yoshi
  • 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…
    Book, 2017San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, [2017] — YA Himek