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The final battle / by Mary Pope Osborne ; with artwork by Troy Howell.

Summary:

After struggling against the gods and his fate for more than twenty years, Odysseus has returned to Ithaca at last. But things have changed: his island has been overrun by suitors who clamor for his wife's hand in marriage and plague his son, Telemachus. With the help of the gray-eyed goddess, Athena, Odysseus and Telemachus must set out to regain control of Ithaca. In the last book of the series based on episodes from Homer's Odyssey, Mary Pope Osborne brings one of the greatest adventures of all time to a dramatic climax. Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the best-selling series, The Magic Tree House. She has also written many acclaimed retellings of myths, folk-tales, and works of historical fiction. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne, live in Connecticut.

Record details

  • ISBN: 078680775X
  • ISBN: 9780786807758
  • ISBN: 0786809949
  • ISBN: 9780786809943
  • Physical Description: 102 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Hyperion Books For Children, [2004]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-102).
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- Penelope -- Approach to the palace -- Beggar at the table -- Night before the battle -- Signs from the gods -- Stringing the bow -- Death to the suitors -- Reunion -- Peace -- About Homer and the Odyssey -- Gods and goddesses of ancient Greece -- Main gods and goddesses and pronunciation of their names -- Pronunciation guide to other proper names -- Note on the sources -- About the author.
Target Audience Note:
840L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.3 1 84377.
Accelerated Reader MG 5.3 1.0.
Subject:
Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > Juvenile literature.
Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > Juvenile fiction.
Mythology, Greek > Juvenile literature.
Heroes and heroines, Greek > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Fiction.

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Swansboro Branch Library J883 OSB (Text) 36015000993192 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/19/2026

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