Publisher: Capstone and Myth-o-mania
Available: Now, July 1st
Format: Paperback ARC
Source: Publisher from BEA 2013
My Rating:
Background: Hit the Road, Helen! Is the story of the Trojan war and how it “really” went down. Narrated by none other than the famous god Hades, it retells the evens leading up to and during the epic battle of the Greeks and Trojans over what seemed to be a woman, Helen. Little did we know, that is not the story at all, but instead a story of the gods getting too wrapped up in the lives of humans.
Review:
The Myth-o-Mania series is a group of books that parody the mythology of
centuries ago in a way for young readers (ages 9-13 is what my ARC tells me) to
learn as well as enjoy themselves. Hades is a very funny narrator for this tale
and it also shows him in a different light. Normally Hades is represents as a
hot head, angry all the time, shepherding the dead in the underworld. Here in
this tale, he is trying to stop the war with all of his ideas, even though they
are not working well. He is just a normal character.
The book is a very
complete picture of the events leading up to the war and then the war itself
with all the big pieces of history included. Hades spins it as if the war is
all Zeus fault and also includes snippets about a good number of the gods who
participated.
This is the ninth book in
the series and I have not read any before this one, however I may just go to
the library and grab them. It was a good thing that these seem to be stand
alones as well. You can read them in any order really and it seems the next one
is already in the works, per the epilogue. I learned a good amount of
information I had forgotten and it was delivered in a fun and lighthearted way
for young readers. I recommend this book to young readers and parents for their
children to learn/enjoy at the same time.
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