{"product_id":"the-odyssey-9798217320134","title":"The Odyssey","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn action-packed retelling of Homer's \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e in an edgy, deluxe hardcover featuring metallic foil effects and embossing on the jacket! Read it ahead of Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated film, coming July 2026.\u003c\/b\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrilliantly 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 in a shorter page count.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Homer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217320134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\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":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Homer \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48363853807773,"sku":"9798217320134","price":19.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_790a4009-5f89-4a9f-9e12-83746ae319f7.jpg?v=1780429291","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-odyssey-9798217320134","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}