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Return to Ithaca

Return to Ithaca

by Mary Pope Osborne

Odysseus (Greek mythology)Juvenile literatureGreek MythologyOdysseus (greek mythology), juvenile literatureOdysseus (greek mythology)
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About this book

Retells part of Homer's Odyssey in which Odysseus, with the help of the goddess Athena, plans to get revenge on those who have plagued his wife and son during his absence.

Themes & subjects

Odysseus (Greek mythology)Juvenile literatureGreek MythologyOdysseus (greek mythology), juvenile literatureOdysseus (greek mythology)Mythology

About the author

Mary Pope Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne

May 20, 1949

Mary Pope Osborne was born into adventure. Her dad was in the army, so every year or two her family would move to a different state, or even a different country! By the time she was fifteen, Mary had lived in thirteen different houses and gone to eight different schools! Writing children's books was a perfect career for Mary because she could still travel all over the world — but be back home in time for dinner. She has written almost a hundred books, including biographies, mysteries, picture books, novels and retellings of fairy tales and world mythology. The books that have taken Mary to the most places are the Magic Tree House series. With Jack and Annie, she has traveled through ti…

Author

Mary Pope Osborne

Pages

104

Read time

≈ 3h

Editions

5

Language

English

Publisher

Hyperion

ISBN

9780786809936

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