{"product_id":"oversized-hc-dj-4","title":"Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan (Oversized HC\/DJ)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho could tell the origin stories of the gods of Olympus better than a modern-day demigod? Percy Jackson provides an insider's view with plenty of 'tude in this illustrated collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePercy Jackson's Greek Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and sarcastic asides--to the classics. He explains how the world was created, then gives readers his personal take on a who's who of ancients, from Apollo to Zeus. Percy does not hold back.\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"If you like horror shows, blood baths, lying, stealing, backstabbing, and cannibalism, then read on, because it definitely was a Golden Age for all that.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDramatic full-color illustrations throughout by Caldecott Honoree John Rocco make this volume--a must for home, library, and classroom shelves--as stunning as it is entertaining.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Friends of the St Mary's County Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42292628619513,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0475\/5806\/6334\/products\/102_7412.jpg?v=1642072955","url":"https:\/\/folstmarys.com\/products\/oversized-hc-dj-4","provider":"Friends of the St Mary's County Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}