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    The Odyssey

    Author Homer
    Adapted by Geraldine McCaughrean
    Hardcover
    $15.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
    5"W x 7"H
    On sale May 26, 2026 | 160 Pages | 9798217320134
    Grade 5 & Up
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    An action-packed young readers adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, in an edgy, deluxe hardcover! Read it ahead of Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated film, coming July 2026.

    After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers—Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the wrath of the gods themselves—before he is reunited with his wife and son.

    Brilliantly retold by award-winning author, Geraldine McCaughrean, this accessible adaptation brings Homer’s timeless tale to life with clear, engaging language and fast-paced storytelling.
    Homer was a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy, and the Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses’s wanderings. View titles by Homer

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    An action-packed young readers adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, in an edgy, deluxe hardcover! Read it ahead of Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated film, coming July 2026.

    After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers—Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the wrath of the gods themselves—before he is reunited with his wife and son.

    Brilliantly retold by award-winning author, Geraldine McCaughrean, this accessible adaptation brings Homer’s timeless tale to life with clear, engaging language and fast-paced storytelling.

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    Homer was a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy, and the Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses’s wanderings. View titles by Homer

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