Gods and Goddesses: Mythological Fiction for Young Readers
Discover captivating mythological fiction for young readers with our list of books featuring gods and goddesses. Perfect for sparking imagination and a love for ancient myths!
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Oh. My. Gods
by Tera Lynn Childs
When her mother suddenly decides to marry a near-stranger, Phoebe, whose passion is running, soon finds herself living on a remote Greek island, completing her …
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Gods of Manhattan
by Scott Mebus
Thirteen-year-old Rory discovers a spirit world that thrives alongside his contemporary New York City, filled with fantastical creatures and people from the city's colorful past …
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Dragon Sword and Wind Child
by Noriko Ogiwara
In the land of Toyoashihara, the forces of the God of Light and the Goddess of Darkness have waged war for generations. But for 15-year …
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Runemarks
by Joanne Harris
Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology …
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Starfall
by Michael Cadnum
Expands on the myth of Phaeton, a young man who undertakes a long and dangerous journey to the gates of dawn to confront the mighty …
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Medusa Jones
by Ross Collins
It's off to ancient Greece for a split-your-side funny take on the politics of junior-high popularity. In ancient Greece lived a little girl called Medusa …
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Dusssie
by Nancy Springer
At age thirteen Dusie makes the horrifying discovery that she, like her New York artist mother, is a Gorgon--a Greek mythological monster sprouting snakes from …
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The Night Tourist
by Katherine Marsh
Jack Perdu, a shy, ninth grade classics prodigy lives with father on the Yale University campus. Smart and introverted, Jack spends most of his time …
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Iris, Messenger
by Sarah Deming
When Iris Greenwold receives a copy of "Bulfinch's Mythology" for her 12th birthday, she discovers that all of the ancient gods are living in the …
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Silverlance
by Peter Thomas Crowell
Misrule magic, Midwinter's magic ... Byron Thorn's twelfth birthday is no ordinary day. The western wolves are howling and the animals have broken their winter …
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Nobody's Princess
by Esther Friesner
Helen of Sparta wants to be more than a princess and a pretty face—she wants to be a hero. The traditions of ancient Sparta would …
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Snake Head
by Ann Halam
Becoming aware that Andromeda must die in order to save her own people, the son of Zeus, Perseus, is left with no choice but to …
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Lost in the Labyrinth
by Patrice Kindl
Fourteen-year-old Princess Xenodice tries to prevent the death of her half-brother, the Minotaur, at the hands of the Athenian prince, Theseus, who is aided by …
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Walking with the Dead
by Lucy M. Falcone
In this frightfully funny novel by L.M. Falcone, an ancient corpse launches two boys on a suspenseful journey through the netherworld.
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Quiver
by Stephanie Spinner
Greek gods and mortals spring to life in this riveting retelling of the myth of Atalanta, the fleet-footed girl warrior who could outrun any man …
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Anatopsis
by Chris Abouzeid
In the realm from which the Greek gods ruled the universe thousands of years ago, the immortal witch Anatopsis uncovers the true objectives of her …
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The Pig Scrolls
by Paul Shipton
A translation of an ancient Greek manuscript written by Gryllus, a talking pig who was once a man, which describes the many adventures that he …
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The Sea of Trolls
by Nancy Farmer
Jack was eleven when the berserkers loomed out of the fog and nabbed him. "It seems that things are stirring across the water," the Bard …
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Dingo
by Charles De Lint
Seventeen-year-old Miguel Schreiber and a long-term enemy are drawn into a strange dream world when they fall in love with shapeshifting sisters from Australia - …
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Juliet Dove, Queen of Love
by Bruce Coville
Shy Juliet Dove leaves Mr. Elives' magic shop with Helen of Troy's amulet--a virtual man magnet. Juliet doesn't know what she's got, but soon every …
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Psyche in a Dress
by Francesca Lia Block
But this is what I could not give up: I could not give up myself Psyche has known Love—scented with jasmine and tasting of fresh …
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Pandora Gets Jealous
by Carolyn Hennesy
Thirteen-year-old Pandy is hauled before Zeus and given six months to gather all of the evils that were released when the box she brought to …
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Cupid
by Julius Lester
Cupid, the spoiled and mischievous god of love, is attracted to and marries the beautiful mortal, Psyche, and both learn many lessons about the nature …
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Goddess of Yesterday
by Caroline B. Cooney
Taken from her home on an Aegean island as a six-year-old girl, Anaxandra calls on the protection of her goddess while she poses as two …
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The Shadow Thieves
by Anne Ursu
After her cousin Zee arrives from England, thirteen-year-old Charlotte and he must set out to save humankind from denizens of the underworld, Nightmares, Death, Pain, …
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Secret of the Sirens
by Julia Golding
"Originally published in the UK by Oxford University Press, 2006."
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Thor's Wedding Day
Thialfi, the Norse thunder god's goat boy, tells how he inadvertently helped the giant Thrym to steal Thor's magic hammer, the lengths to which Thor …
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Jason and the Gorgon's Blood
by Jane Yolen
Before they were heroes... The second title in the fun and exciting series created by award-winning authors Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris. Jason and …
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Viking Pride
by Christopher Tebbetts
This hilarious new series is packed with action, adventure, time travel, and Vikings. Fourteen-year-old Zack Gilman, the son of a die-hard Minnesota Vikings fan, is …
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The Princess and the God
by Doris Orgel
Told from the compelling point of view of Psyche herself, here is the intensely romantic story of a mortal princess, Psyche, and the god who …
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Little Sister
by Kara Dalkey
Thirteen-year-old Fujiwara no Mitsuko, daughter of a noble family in the imperial court of twelfth century Japan, enlists the help of a shape-shifter and other …
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The Ugly Goddess
by Elsa Marston
The stories of three very different young people in ancient Egypt--a 14-year-old Egyptian princess, a young Greek soldier, and a lowly shopkeeper--come together in this …
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Sirena
by Donna Jo Napoli
The gods grant immortality to the mermaid Sirena when she rescues a human man from the sea and they fall in love, but his mortality …
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Corydon and the Island of Monsters
by Tobias Druitt
Corydon, an outcast Greek boy with the leg of a goat, learns that he is part of an old prophecy and joins forces with Medusa …
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The Great God Pan
by Donna Jo Napoli
Pan, both goat and god, is a curious being who roams nature searching, wondering, and frolicking with maenads and satyrs. He plays melodies on his …
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Singer to the Sea God
by Vivien Alcock
It is said that if one stares at the head of Medusa, he or she will turn to stone, but Cleo, not believing the legend, …