Olympians: Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory -- George O'Connor

The story of Hera, Queen of the Gods, and the heroes who won her favor.

Volume 3 of Olympians, Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory, introduces readers to the Queen of the Gods and Goddesses in the Pantheon. This volume tells the tales of the many heroes who sought and won Hera's patronage, most notably Hercules.

In Olympians, O'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths. But these stories aren't sedate, scholarly works. They're action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions.

O'Connor's vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life, in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology. This title has Common Core connections.

Author: George O'Connor
Publisher: First Second
Published: 07/19/2011
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.30w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781596434332
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 144847 / Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2011 pg. 39
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2011 pg. 407 - Recommended - Readable
Shelf Awareness 07/29/2011
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 137 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 09/01/2011

About the Author
George O'Connor is an author, illustrator and cartoonist. His first graphic novel, Journey Into Mohawk Country, used as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert, and told the true story of how New York almost wasn't. He followed that up with Ball Peen Hammer, the first graphic novel written by playwright Adam Rapp, a dark, dystopian view of a society's collapse. Now he has brought his attention to Olympians, an ongoing series retelling the classic Greek myths in comics form. In addition to his graphic novel career, O'Connor has published several children's picture books, including the New York Times best-selling Kapow, Sally and the Some-Thing, and Uncle Bigfoot. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.