Appa Meets Harry Potter - July 15, 2011
“I don’t go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.”
― Harry Potter (a.k.a. J.K. Rowling), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Appa Meets The 39Clues
To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one.
-Chinese Proverb
10 New Books Every Tuesday!
The Iliad by Homer
Written around the 8th Century BC, this epic Greek poem about the Trojan war has influenced countless classic authors with its tragic and quintessential tale of hubris, love, and war. With hunks like Achilles and Odysseus, hotties like Helen, and powers that be like Ares, Apollo, and Aphrodite, it's no wonder this book is also prime inspriation for today's YA otherworldly writers.
Known Progeny:
Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney
Nobody's Princess by Esther M. Friesner
Nobody's Prize by Esther M. Friesner
Troy by Adele Geras
Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
The Memoirs of Helen of Troy by Amanda Elyot
Achilles: A Novel by Elizabeth Cook
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