{"product_id":"the-odyssey-9780140383096","title":"The Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe epic journey of Odysseus, the hero of Ancient Greece... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003eRetold by award-winning author, Geraldine McCaughrean.\u003cbr\u003eGeraldine McCaughrean has written over 160 other books, including \u003ci\u003eA Little Lower Than Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Children's Novel Award in 1987, \u003ci\u003eA Pack of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Guardian Prize and Carnegie Medal in 1989 and \u003ci\u003eGold Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Beefeater Children's Novel Award in 1994. She has written retellings of notoriously tricky classics including \u003ci\u003eEl Cid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe Epic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePilgrim's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2004, she won a competition to write the sequel to J M Barrie's \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e. And in 2006, \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan in Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e was published to great acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Homer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.05w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140383096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeraldine McCaughrean has written over 160 other books, including A Little Lower Than Angels, which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Children's Novel Award in 1987, A Pack of Lies, which won the Guardian Prize and Carnegie Medal in 1989 and Gold Dust, which won the Beefeater Children's Novel Award in 1994. She has written retellings of notoriously tricky classics including El Cid, the Epic of Gilgamesh, Moby Dick and The Pilgrim's Progress. In 2004, she won a competition to write the sequel to J M Barrie's Peter Pan. And in 2006, Peter Pan in Scarlet was published to great acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44570576126166,"sku":"9780140383096","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/products\/img_cb4ab665-2ee7-40f7-ba77-c1d90459509a.jpg?v=1698152150","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/the-odyssey-9780140383096","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}