Blue Willow

To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn't have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm. Someday, Janey promised the willow plate, with its picture of a real house, her family would once again be able to set down roots in a community. Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards.

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Gates, Doris

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Retells the Greek myths in which Athena plays a major role, including those of Perseus, the Golden Fleece, and Arachne.

The Warrior Goddess: Athena (Greek Myths)

Retells the exploits of the Greek demi-god Heracles, including the tales of his twelve labors.

The Mightiest of Mortals: Hercules (Greek Myths)

Teen & Young Adult

Science Fiction & Fantasy

A retelling of the Greek myths centered around Zeus, including the tales of Europa, King Minos, and others.

Lord of the Sky: Zeus (Greek Myths)

Retells the Greek myths in which Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, and Demeter, goddess of grain and agriculture, play major roles.

Two Queens of Heaven: Aphrodite and Demeter (Greek Myths)

Retells the myths surrounding the figure of Apollo, the Greek god of medicine and music, protector of flocks and voyagers, the most feared and best loved of all the gods on Mount Olympus.

The Golden God: Apollo (Greek Myths)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Relates the events culminating in the Trojan War, featuring such tales as Paris's abduction of Helen and the sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis

A Fair Wind for Troy (Greek Myths)

Religion & Spirituality

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Blue Willow

A Morgan for Melinda

The Warrior Goddess: Athena (Greek Myths)

The Mightiest of Mortals: Hercules (Greek Myths)

Lord of the Sky: Zeus (Greek Myths)

Two Queens of Heaven: Aphrodite and Demeter (Greek Myths)

The Golden God: Apollo (Greek Myths)

A Fair Wind for Troy (Greek Myths)

A Horse for Melinda

Blue Willow