Hercules

Brief Description: Originally published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Publisher Marketing: Geraldine McCaughrean brings the same flair for action, suspense, and humor that characterizes all of the books in the acclaimed Heroes series to perhaps the most beloved and famous of all Greek myths, Hercules and his twelve labors. Readers learn about Hercules, the human with superhuman strength, born of a mortal and the king of gods, Zeus. When the goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, discovers her husband's mortal son Hercules, she vows to destroy him. Thus begins Hercules's legendary and epic journey in which he is forced to take on a series of seemingly impossible tasks. He battles an array of both amazing and terrifying beasts, including the mighty Cretan Bull, the many-headed Hydra, the ferocious Nemean Lion, and the three-headed guardian of hell, Cerberus. With the help of the gods Athena and Apollo, can Hercules triumph in the end? McCaughrean's striking descriptions and taut prose draws even the most reluctant young readers into the fray. Review Citations:

School Library Journal 01/01/2006 pg. 158 (EAN 9780812627374, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 115 (EAN 9780812627374, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2007 pg. 12 (EAN 9780812627374, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 46 (EAN 9780812627374, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 62 (EAN 9780812627374, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 61 (EAN 9780812627374, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 02/01/2010 pg. 58 (EAN 9781934180259, Compact Disc)

Audio File 06/01/2010 pg. 64 (EAN 9781934180259, Compact Disc)

Contributor Bio:  McCaughrean, Geraldine Geraldine McCaughrean is the Printz Award-winning author of The White Darkness. She has been honored with England's most prestigious children's book award, the Carnegie Medal, and is the only three-time winner ever of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. She also wrote Peter Pan in Scarlet, the first official sequel to the treasured masterpiece Peter Pan, and the critically acclaimed The Death-Defying Pepper Roux. Geraldine lives in Berkshire, England, with her husband and actress daughter.