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Deary, Terry
3 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Prometheus, who angered Zeus by giving fire to humankind, is still searching for a human hero to break Zeus's retaliatory curse. In this third installment he travels to 1785, where young con artist Sam narrates the ensuing chaos. Though the large cast and scattered plot are easy to lose track of, the fusion of period sensibilities is well played for laughs.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
(4)
4-6
Greek gods meddling in human affairs causes Trojan War figures Achilles and Paris to travel through time to 1795 where their story intersects with that of another Helen. The spunky girl's lively narration includes irreverent footnotes that get a bit tedious. Although it's a second book in a trilogy, this lighthearted fantasy stands on its own.
Reviewer: Anne St. John
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Martin Brown.
This book has a deliberately sensational emphasis on barbaric details. Cruelty, torture, killing, and other villainous behaviors are described and illustrated to appeal to youngsters' sense of the ghoulish. Realistically awful factual material is made goofy by the cartoon art. An epilogue asks readers to ponder history's lessons.
Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo
3 reviews
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