MYTHOLOGY
In the Juvenile Collection of
the Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library
comp. by S. Kirven
General
Belting, Natalia Maree
Cooke, Flora J.
Edwards, Katie
Frazer, James George, Sir
Hamilton, Virginia
Mabie, Hamilton
The earth is on a fish's back:
tales of beginnings
Nature myths and stories
Myths and monsters: Secrets revealed
Leaves from the golden bough
In the beginning: creation stories
from around the world
Heroes every child should know:
tales for young people of the
world's heroes in all ages
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African Mythology
Fontes, Justine
McDermott, Gerald
Sunjata : warrior king of Mali :
A West African legend
Anansi the spider: a tale from the Ashanti
Brown, Marcia
Zeman, Ludmila
Arabian nights
Flying carpet
Sindbad in the land of giants
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Arabian Mythology
Croall, Marie
Croall, Marie
Toppi, Sergio
Graphic Novels
Elementary
Ali Baba : fooling the forty thieves :
An Arabian tale
Sinbad : sailing into peril :
an Arabian tale
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Secondary
Sharaz-De; Tales from the Arabian Nights Juv.T6755s
(Sharaz-De, captive to a cruel and despotic king, must each night
spin tales to entertain her master and save her head from the executioner.
A graphic novel re-imagining of Scheherazade and the 1001 Arabian nights.
Caution: Mature readers. Contains some nudity and some sexual situations.)
Chinese Mythology
Wang, Gabrielle
Sdk 11/00 rev. 5/17
Race for the Chinese zodiac
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Graphic Novels
Jolley, Dan
Storrie, Paul D
Guan Yu : Blood brothers to the end :
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A Chinese legend
Yu the Great: Conquering the Great Flood: 398.2.S8666y
A Chinese Legend
English/British Mythology
Limke, Jeff
Matthews, John
Storrie, Paul D
Storrie, Paul D
Barron, T. A.
Carey, Janet Lee
Cooper,, Susan
Cooper, Susan
Cooper, Susan
Cooper, Susan
Cooper, Susan
Crossley-Holland, Kevin
Gilman, Laura Anne
Gilman, Laura Anne
Yolen, Jane
Sdk 11/00 rev. 5/17
Graphic Novels
King Arthur : Excalibur unsheathed :
an English legend
Sword of fire and ice
Beowulf: Monster Slayer:
A British Legend
Robin Hood : outlaw of Sherwood Forest :
An English legend
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Novels
Lost years of Merlin
B277L 2002
(A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds
his true name after a series of fantastic adventures. See also Fires of Merlin, B277f, Mirror of Merlin,
B277m, Wings of Merlin, B277w)
Dragon’s Keep
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(In 1145 A.D., as foretold by Merlin, fourteen-year-old Rosalind, who will be the twenty-first Pendragon
Queen of Wilde Island, has much to accomplish to fulfill her destiny, while hiding from her people the
dragon's claw she was born with that reflects only one of her mother's dark secrets.)
Dark is Rising
C778d
(On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to
seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the
Dark. 2nd book in the Dark is Rising sequence.)
Greenwitch
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(Jane's invitation to witness the making of the Greenwitch begins a series of sinister events in
which she and her two brothers help the Old Ones recover the grail stolen by the Dark).
Grey king
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(In this fourth book of The Dark Is Rising sequence, Will Stanton, visiting in Wales, is swept into
a desperate quest to find the golden harp and to awaken the ancient Sleepers.)
Over Sea , over stone
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(Three children on a holiday in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a
dangerous quest for a grail that would reveal the true story of King Arthur. First in . The Dark is
Rising sequence.)
Silver on the tree
c778o
(In this conclusion of the tale begun in "Over Sea, Under Stone," Will Stanton, the Welsh boy
Bran, and the Drew children try to locate the crystal sword that alone can vanquish the strong
forces of Dark.)
Seeing stone
C951s
(In late twelfth-century England, a thirteen-year-old boy named Arthur recounts how Merlin gives
him a magical seeing stone which shows him images of the legendary King Arthur, the events of
whose life seem to have many parallels to his own.)
Camelot spell
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(Three teenagers living in Camelot are forced to undertake a dangerous mission when King
Arthur's court falls under a mysterious enchantment on the eve of the quest for the Holy Grail.
First in the Grailquest series.)
Morgain’s Revenge
G4876m
(The quest for the Holy Grail is postponed again when Ailis is kidnapped by Morgain the
sorceress, and her friends, Newt and Gerard, must leave the court of King Arthur seeking to rescue
her, accompanied by a grumbling knight.)
Sword of the rightful king : a novel of King Arthur Y56sw
(Merlinnus the magician devises a way for King Arthur to prove himself the rightful king of
England--pulling a sword from a stone--but trouble arises when someone else removes the sword
first.)
Greek Mythology
Asimov, Isaac
Baikie, James
Balit, Christina
Byrd, Robert
Steig, Jeanne
Turska, Krystyna
Yolen, Jane
Watson, Jane
Words from the myths
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Wonder tales of the ancient world
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Atlantis: The Legend of a Lost City
398.23.B186a 2000
Hero and the Minotaur: The Fantastic
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Adventures of Theseus
Atalanta’s Race: A Greek Myth
398.21.C639a 1995
Children’s Homer: The Adventures of
Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
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Cupid and Psyche
398.21.C885c 1996
Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's
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Book of Greek myths
Scuttle’s big wish
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(In this adaptation of the King Midas myth,
everything a mouse touches turns to cheese.)
Mythological Monsters of Ancient Greece 398.4.F211m 2002
Theseus and the Minotaur
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Dateline: Troy
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(Juxtaposes a retelling of the Trojan War with newspaper clippings from the First World War to
the War on Terror. As the story unfolds, striking similarities between the world of Homer's ILIAD
and our contemporary world become clear.)
The Golden treasury of myths and legends 292 .G61
Greek myths and legends
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Heroes of Greece and Troy
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Golden Touch
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A wonder book and Tanglewood tales
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La illiada
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La Odisea
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Let’s Go Pegasus
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Pegasus
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There’s a Monster in the Alphabet
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The Trouble with Wishes
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(Parody of Pygmalion)
A Gift from Zeus: Thirteen Favorite Myths 398.2.S818g
Pegasus
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Pegasus
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Iliad and the Odyssey
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Riordan, Rick
Older Children
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
Climo, Shirley
Colum, Padraic
Craft, Charlotte
D'Aulaire, Ingri
Delonas, Sean & Ryan
Fanelli, Sara
Fisher, Leonard Everett
Fleischman, Paul
Green, Roger L
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Homer
Homer
Marzollo, Jean
Mayer, Mariana
Rumford, James
Stanley, Diane
Fontes, Justine
Fontes, Justine
Fontes, Ron
Fontes, Ron
Jolley, Dan
Limke, Jeff
Limke, Jeff
Limke, Jeff
Sdk 11/00 rev. 5/17
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Graphic Novels
Atalanta : the race against destiny :
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a Greek myth
Demeter & Persephone : Spring held hostage 398.2 .F6837d
: A Greek myth
Trojan horse : the fall of Troy :
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A Greek legend
Trojan horse : the fall of Troy :
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A Greek legend
Odysseus : escaping Poseidon's curse :
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A Greek legend
Isis and Osiris : to the ends of the earth
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Jason: Quest for the Golden Fleece
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Theseus : battling the Minotaur
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O'Connor, George.
O’Connor, George
Pommaux, Yvan
Shanower, Eric
Shanower, Eric
Storrie, Paul D.
Storrie, Paul D
Ashton, Brodi
Geras, Adele
Geras, Adèle
Falcone, L.M.
Fleischman, Paul
McLaren, Clemence
McLaren, Clemence
Riordan, Rick
Springer, Nancy
Tomlinson, Theresa
Athena : grey-eyed goddess
Hera: The Goddess and her Glory
Theseus and the Minotaur
Sacrifice (Age of Bronze)
(Trojan War)
A thousand ships (Age of Bronze)
(Trojan War)
Hercules: The Twelve Labors
Perseus: the Hunt for Medusa’s Head:
A Greek Legend
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Novels
Everneath
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(Nikki Bennett disappeared sucked into an underworld, now she’s back,
but in six months Everneath will claim her again. Based on the Persephone myth.)
Troy
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(based on the Illiad. Caution : Mature teen readers.)
Ithaka
G358t 2006
(based on the Odyssey. Caution: Mature teen readers.)
Walking with the Dead
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(Alex's father brings home an ancient Greek corpse as an exhibit for Oddities, the weird museum
in their basement.. Then things take a turn for the seriously weird when, after more than 2000
years, the corpse wakes up and Alex and his friend Freddie, go on a mission to Hades. A lively
introduction to Greek mythology.)
Dateline : Troy
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(A retelling of the story of the Trojan War illustrated with collages featuring newspaper clippings
of modern events from World War I through the Persian Gulf War.)
Inside the walls of Troy
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(story of the Trojan War/ Iliad told through the eyes of Helen of Troy and Cassandra.)
Waiting for Odysseus
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(The story of Odysseus told through the eyes of the women in his life.)
Last Olympians series
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(Greek mythology)
Dussie
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(13 year old Dussie realizes she is a Gorgon like Medusa.)
Moon riders
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(When thirteen-year-old Myrina of the Mazagardi tribe joins the Moon Riders, a revered band of
warrior women, she becomes caught up in the life of the Trojan princess Cassandra and the epic,
ten-year Trojan War.)
Hawaiian Mythology
Lewis, Richard
Thompson, Vivian L.
In the Night, Still Dark
(Hawaiian creation myth)
Hawaiian Myths of Earth Sea and Sky
Souhami, Jessica
Rama and the Demon King
881.54.L675i 1988
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Indian Mythology
398.2.S721r
JapaneseMythology
Storrie, Paul D
Graphic Novels
Amaterasu: Return of the Sun:
A Japanese Myth
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Novels
Dilloway, Margaret
Momotaro:Xander and
the Lost Island of Monsters
Bowles, David
Smoking Mirror: Garza Twins
D5798m
Latin American and the Americas Mythology
Sdk 11/00 rev. 5/17
Juv. B7873s
(Carol and Johnny Garza are 12-year-old twins whose lives in a small Texas town are forever
changed by their mother's unexplained disappearance. Shipped off to relatives in Mexico by their
grieving father, the twins soon learn that their mother is a "nagual," a shapeshifter, and that they
have inherited her powers. In order to rescue her, they will have to descend into the Aztec
underworld and face the dangers that await them.)
Delacre, Lulu
Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and
Folktales from Latin America
Graphic Novels
Hero twins : against the lords of death :
a Mayan myth
Jolley, Dan
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Novels
Secret legacy
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(Having been left with the responsibility to tend to her grandfather's prized cornfields upon his
death, 7-year-old Ixkem is overwhelmed by the task, but after encountering a group of tiny people
in the field who she entertains with her fantastic tales, Ixkem's new friends offer her their services
and work alongside her to get the important job done. Story contains Maya folklore.)
Menchú, Rigoberta
Native American Mythology
Dutton, Bertha and
Olin, Caroline
McDermott, Gerald.
Rodanas, Kristina
Myths and Legends of the Indians
of the Southwest
Arrow to the sun: a Pueblo Indian tale.
Dragonfly’s Tale
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398.2 .M134as
398.21.R685d 1991
Norse Mythology
Colum, Padraic
Coolidge, Olivia E
D'Aulaire, Ingri
Hosford, Dorothy G
Pyle, Katharine
Limke, Jeff and
Randall, Ron
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Farmer, Nancy
Riordan, Rick
Children of Odin: The Book of
Northern Myths
Legends of the North
D'Aulaires' book of trolls
Thunder of the gods
Tales from Norse mythology
Thor & Loki in the land of giants
Novels
Sea of trolls
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
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398.21 .D239d 2006
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Heroes of Tall Tales
Bowman, James
Dolbier, Maurice
Emberley, Barbara
Felton, Harold W
Osborne, Mary Pope
Peck, Leigh.
Rounds, Glen
Shay, Frank,
Shephard, Esther.
Sdk 11/00 rev. 5/17
Pecos Bill, the greatest cowboy of all time
Paul Bunyan
Story of Paul Bunyan
Mike Fink, best of the keelboatmen
American tall tales
Pecos Bill and Lightning:
Ol' Paul, the mighty logger
Here's audacity! American legendary
Heroes
Paul Bunyan
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