Content: G (mild danger)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ESSENTIAL
APPEALS TO: MANY
13yo Penelope has been looking forward to her entrance to Anaximander’s Academy her whole life. Her goal has been to become an Athena like all her family before her. Entrance to the academy was much more difficult than she was led to believe. And while her twin brother is admitted to Athena Hall, Penelope is housed in Aphrodite Hall. What! Her roommate, an effusive, typical Aphrodite, renames her Ellie, and tries to show Ellie why Aphrodite’s are so much more fun than Athenas. While Ellie resists, she is drawn in to the challenge and drama of the school, including Ellie’s remote-feeling muse, Calliope; her mysterious 12 labors that she is supposed to finish before she graduates; and the thrill of the school-wide myth challenge - this year based on Pandora’s box.
Your first impulse will be to dismiss this as a “magical school” ripoff and your second impulse will be to compare it to another series based on Greek mythology. Get over yourself and dive in! Wolff has created something completely unique and so much fun. I’m actually miffed that I am going to have to wait year after year for the next installments! I had so much fun meeting Ellie and her new friends and I can’t wait to see what the next volume brings.
The characters cue white.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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