Stickman Odyssey by Christopher Ford. In this humorous take on Homer’s Odyssey, Zozimos, banished from his country by his evil stepmother, has many adventures as he prepares to return home to claim the throne that is rightfully his.
In book two, The Wrath of Zozimos, the exiled prince Zozimos, in his quest to reclaim the throne of Sticatha from his evil stepmother, has fought golems, matched wits with a sphinx, and overcome his own ineptitude to, well, stay alive. Now, with his homeland finally in sight, he and his band of misfits ready themselves for battle. Only it's not quite the fight they were expecting.Draw with stick figures, this is part a heroic adventure and lowbrow humor is a mad romp through this classic tale. Kirkus Reviews says, Readers may feel as though they're flipping channels on a remote, and every channel is showing an action movie. Maybe, but here at the Library boys are sitting back and savoring every bit of the story.
Stickman Odyssey is perfect for those who have already devoured Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and Mary Pope Osborne’s Tales from the Odysse. For more mature readers, ages 14 and up, try Troy by Adele Geras. Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, this novel portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women, sick of tending the wounded and men are tired of fighting, bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.
