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Pandora Gets Jealous (Mythic Misadventures, Bk 1)
Pandora Gets Jealous - Mythic Misadventures, Bk 1
Author: Carolyn Hennesy
Okay, she released seven kinds of evil... but it was just an accident! — Pandora Atheneus Andromaeche Helena (or Pandy, for short) has something really good for her school project on the gods: a mysterious box given to her father by Zeus himself. Pandy knows the box is full of something so terrifying that it must never be opened... but i...  more »
PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9781599902913
ISBN-10: 1599902915
Publication Date: 12/23/2008
Pages: 288
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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4.7 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Amazingly written. Pulls in the reader and intertwines Greek myths without making it too factual. If you enjoy this book, you have to read the rest of the series!!!!!
Pandora accidentaly releases the seven major evils (and lots of other minor evils) into the world when she brings the box in for show-and-tell, then has to go on an adventure to recapure all of them before time runs out--or else she and her family will be in big trouble! Some of the gods start helping her on her way, but others have their grudges...
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Reviewed by JodiG. for TeensReadToo.com

In the times of ancient Greece, humans worshipped the Gods of Olympus. But there came a time when Zeus grew angry that humans weren't as reverent of the gods as they should be. And so, he took fire from the earth as punishment, plunging the earth into darkness. The Titan, Prometheus, took pity on man. He stole the fire from Mt. Olympus and returned it to earth. For his actions, Prometheus suffered many punishments. One of them was a box that Prometheus was condemned to care for. Inside the box the gods had placed evils and plagues that should never be unleashed on the earth or they would cause unbearable anguish. Along with the plagues, Athena placed one gift; Hope. The box was sealed and Prometheus took it into his care. "Prometheus was tormented and troubled. And then he married. And then he had a daughter. And then...she turned thirteen."

Pandora Atheneus Andromaeche Helena, "Pandy" to her friends, is the only daughter of the Titan, Prometheus. She has just turned thirteen and is officially a "maiden" now. The problem is, her life is so boring. While there are people all over Greece doing wonderful, heroic things, Pandy and her friends Iole and Alcie are still in school. To make matters worse, a big project is due. Pandy must find a way to show the presence of the gods in everyday life. She knows she has to come up with something amazing this year. And then, Pandy finds a box that belongs to her father; the one that he has been entrusted with. It couldn't hurt to borrow it for just a little while, right?

After Pandy's project, the box opens, unleashing all of the evils into the world. Pandy manages to close the box before the last item escapes. Hope is left, trapped in the box. Now Zeus has told Pandy that she must find each plague and return it to the box. It is a task she must complete without the help of her father. To make matters worse, Hera has it in for Pandy. None of the gods would dare defy Hera to help Pandy, would they? So, Pandy sets out, her two best friends at her side, to rescue mankind from the doom that has engulfed it. Her first task is to find Jealousy, and return it to the box. Pandy has a time limit in which to rid the world of these evils. Is there any way a maiden can accomplish such a daunting task?

PANDORA GETS JEALOUS is a funny, entertaining look at a familiar Greek tale. The characters are very modern and down-to-earth, including the gods who bicker like siblings. The first book in a series, PANDORA GETS JEALOUS introduces readers to a character and an adventure that they are sure to look forward to for many books to come!

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