5 best-selling middle grade books like Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece by Stephen P. Kershaw

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Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

By: Stephen P. Kershaw

4.27

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated encyclopedia of Greek mythology like no other, Mythologica features startlingly beau…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece by Stephen P. Kershaw , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

By: Jon Scieszka , Lane Smith

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterica… read more

Similar categories in Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Ares: Bringer of War (Olympians, #7)

By: George O'Connor

4.25

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

In the chaos of the Trojan war, Ares arrives in a chariot, armor blazing like fire. Strategy has fa… read more

Similar categories in George O'Connor's Ares: Bringer of War (Olympians, #7) book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • greek mythology
  • middle grade
  • mythology
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3. Young Zeus

By: G. Brian Karas

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed illustrator and author G. Brian Karas comes a witty tale about navigating family and… read more

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  • greek mythology
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • mythology
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4. Through the Woods

By: Emily Carroll

3.94

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

'It came from the woods. Most strange things do.' Five mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow… read more

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"you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time... but the wolf... the wolf only needs enough luck to find you once."

-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods

"Oh, but you must travel through those woods again and again... said a shadow at the window... and you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time... But the wolf... the wolf only needs enough luck to …"

-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods

"But the worst kind of monster was the BURROWING KIND. The sort that crawled into you and made a home there. The sort you couldn't name, the sort you couldn't see. The monster that ate you alive from …"

-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods

"I married my love in the springtime, but by summer he'd locked me away. He'd murdered me dead by the autumn, & by winter I was naught but decay. It's cold where I am and so lonely, but in loneliness …"

-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods

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5. Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3)

By: Seanan McGuire

3.85

Format: 174 pages, Hardcover

Beneath the Sugar Sky, the third book in McGuire's Wayward Children series, returns to Eleanor West… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • magic
"I’m not stupid, I just don’t know stuff,"

-Seanan McGuire, Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3)

"I’m not really into cremating my cookies."

-Seanan McGuire, Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3)

"So please, can we go and tell her to stop? I need to exist. It’s important."

-Seanan McGuire, Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3)

"That's why people shouldn't get too hung up on labels. Sometimes I think that's part of what we do wrong. We try to make things make sense, even when they're never going to."

-Seanan McGuire, Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3)

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6. Garlic and the Vampire

By: Bree Paulsen

4.30

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A farm-fresh debut graphic novel starring a heroine who is braver than she realizes. Garlic feel… read more

Similar categories in Bree Paulsen's Garlic and the Vampire book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. Ankle Snatcher

By: Grady Hendrix

3.74

Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition

Obey the rules. It’s the only way to survive the night in a short story about what hides in the dar… read more

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8. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

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9. Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy.… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • art
  • middle grade
"I AM WHO I AM IN SPITE OF MY MOTHER, BUT I ALSO AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF HER."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"I NOW KNOW WHAT JOE MEANT WHEN HE ALWAYS SAID THAT HIS PARENTS WOULD'VE LOVED ME."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"I AM NOW LIVING OUT MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS OF MAKING A LIVING AS AN AUTHOR AND AN ARTIST, BUT IT IS A GREATER TRIUMPH FOR ME TO HAVE CREATED A STABLE, LOVING HOME WITH MY WIFE."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"When you're a kid and a teen, you're not in control of your circumstances. But the beautiful thing about growing up is that you get to create your own reality and your own family. That family might b…"

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

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10. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

By: Natalie Haynes

4.05

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in thi… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Haynes's Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • greek mythology
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • mythology
"The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists designing my computer. And some of them must want to re…"

-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

"According to Hesiod's Theogony , Rhea gives birth to the following children in this order: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos swallows each of the first five deities, and Rhea i…"

-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

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11. What You Need to Be Warm

By: Neil Gaiman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more

Similar categories in Neil Gaiman's What You Need to Be Warm book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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12. The Whispering Muse

By: Laura Purcell

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a gripping tale of obsession, superstition and ambit… read more

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13. The Survival of Molly Southbourne (Molly Southbourne, #2)

By: Tade Thompson

3.60

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Tade Thompson returns to his "bloody exploration of of identity and self in a changed world" (Publi… read more

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14. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

By: Deborah Heiligman

4.00

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers' lives. Con… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Heiligman's Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • art
  • nonfiction
  • history
"Colour expresses something in itself. -Vincent Van Gogh"

-Deborah Heiligman, Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

"I keep on making what I can't do yet in order to learn to be able to do it."

-Deborah Heiligman, Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

"What a mystery life is, and love is a mystery within a mystery. -Vincent Van Gogh"

-Deborah Heiligman, Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

"How much there is in art that is beautiful, if only one can remember what one has seen, one is never empty or truly lonely, and never alone. -Vincent Van Gogh"

-Deborah Heiligman, Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

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15. In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.16

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather … read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4) book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • magic
"No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion."

-Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

"She was ordinary. She was remarkable. Of such commonplace contradictions are weapons made."

-Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

"If you want to help her, you need to help yourself first. No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion."

-Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

"There is wanting and there is needing, and when you want, you can make good choices, but when you need, it’s important the people around you not be looking to take advantage."

-Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

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16. The Heart of a Mother

By: Julie Clark

3.67

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

A fateful decision from the past haunts a wealthy Californian. Desperate to make things right, she … read more

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17. Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair

By: Lucy Knisley

4.43

Format: 208 pages, Library Binding

WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the House Cat… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • nonfiction
Cover of What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan by Chris  Barton

18. What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

By: Chris Barton

4.45

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Congresswoman Barbara Jordan had a big, bold, confident voice—and she knew how to use it! Learn all… read more

Similar categories in Chris Barton's What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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19. Mars

By: Asja Bakić

3.85

Format: 167 pages, Paperback

Mars showcases a series of unique and twisted universes, where every character is tasked with makin… read more

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20. Ghostsmith (House of the Dead, #2)

By: Nicki Pau Preto

4.26

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, Wren and her friends put everything … read more

Similar categories in Nicki Pau Preto's Ghostsmith (House of the Dead, #2) book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • magic
Cover of Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece by Stephen P. Kershaw

21. Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

By: Stephen P. Kershaw

4.27

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated encyclopedia of Greek mythology like no other, Mythologica features startlingly beau… read more

Similar categories in Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece book and Stephen P. Kershaw's Mythologica: An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and Mortals from Ancient Greece

  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • greek mythology
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • mythology

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