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Persephone & the unicorn's Ruby / by Holub, Joan.; Williams, Suzanne,1953-; Chen, Yuyi(Artist);
"Persephone and Aphrodite are continuing the quest to try and find some missing jewels. They end up meeting a lost bunny in their travels, who is looking for the Castle of What-Ifs. The girls end up in a magical, delicious land, where they meet a unicorn made of chocolate, with a very special crown--one that might be the key to finding one of the missing jewels!"--Publisher.Ages 5 to 8.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Persephone (Greek deity); Aphrodite (Greek deity); Goddesses, Greek; Paris (Legendary character); Mythology, Greek; Unicorns; Gems;

The oracle of Maracoor : a novel / by Maguire, Gregory,author.;
"The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues the story of Elphaba's green-skinned granddaughter, Rain. That strange land, Maracoor--across the ocean from Oz--is beset by an invading army. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out of prison. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the city before it falls under siege. Their arresting officer, Lucikles, also retreats with his family to a highland redoubt. But safety eludes them all. Chaos thunders upon them in the form of warriors, refugees, and brigands. The very fabric of reality loosens, liberating creatures of myth and legend--huge blue wolves, harpies, and giants made of the very landscape. Cued in by secrets known only to the most highly placed members of the royal court, Rain and her companions hunt the fabled Oracle of Maracoor for guidance and soothsaying. Rain has to recover her forgotten past if she is to consider returning home. Cossy, the ten-year-old convicted of murder, must become invisible to avoid being taken into custody again. Meanwhile, the Fist of Mara, an arcane artifact that renders all around it barren, hammers against human lives. If the reclusive Oracle should spin a prophecy, might the desperate wicked years promise another day, one less perilous?"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Animals, Mythical; Children; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Mythology; Oracles; Oz (Imaginary place); Quests (Expeditions); Witches;

Tiger honor / by Lee, Yoon Ha,1979-;
Thirteen-year-old nonbinary tiger spirit Sebin must decide where their loyalties lie when their traitorous uncle hijacks the battle cruiser that happens to be Sebin's first assignment in the Cadet Program.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Families; Gender identity; Loyalty; Hijacking of space vehicles; Space flight; Shapeshifting; Magic; Mythology, Korean;

Kitcikisik (the Great Sky) : stories that fill the night / by Buck, Wilfred.; Buck, Mistawasis.;
"Kitcikisik / Great Sky: Stories That Fill the Night Sky, is a Cree perspective on stars and constellations. For millennia, humans have stared into the night sky and wondered. Every culture on the face of Nikawiy Aski, Mother Earth, have their own connections to the vast night sky. The Ininew (Cree) of North America hold sacred the many tales and teachings the various constellations in Ininew Cosmology reveal. Indigenous Star Knowledge and the identification of constellations is a fluid and dynamic concept. As one begins to understand the depth of knowledge Indigenous People hold pertaining to the stars, a wholistic picture begins to develop about our existence and our (humans) part in that dynamic fluid concept - reality. The dynamic of fluidity is presented in the various stories associated with certain groups of stars. Kitcikisik / Great Sky are these stories. Cree and Cree syllabics, images, diagrams, constellation maps, original artwork are included in Kitcikisik."--
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Astronomy; Cree mythology; Constellations; Stars; Animals, Mythical;

Hercules [videorecording] / by Clements, Ron.; DeVito, Danny.; Dewey, Alice.; Donovan, Tate.; Heston, Charlton.; Keaton, Joshua.; Menken, Alan.; Musker, John.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Company.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm);
Voices: Tate Donovan, Joshua Keaton, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan, Rip Torn, Patrick Pinney, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Barrie, Paul Shaffer; narrator, Charleton Heston.Taken from the gods as a baby, adopted on earth, Hercules becomes an awkward teenager trying to fit in.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; interactive chapter index and other interactive features.
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers; Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Hercules (Roman mythology); Heroes; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,

The scroll of chaos / by Chapman, Elsie.;
Twelve-year-old Astrid Xu stumbles upon an ancient Chinese scroll that she hopes is the key to curing her mother's depression, but when it transports her and her younger sister Marilla to a realm where Chinese legends are real, they suddenly find themselves caught in a war between good and evil.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Scrolls, Chinese; Scrolls; Magic; Mythology, Chinese; Good and evil; Sisters; Mothers and daughters; Adventure and adventurers;

Lulu Sinagtala and the battle for the realms / by Villanueva, Gail D.;
Lulu should never have let Maligno get away. Corrupt souls are escaping the Underworld in droves, unrest is plaguing the Middleworld, and factions are pitting gods in the Upperworld against each other. Nothing Lulu, Bart, and Kitty can't handle, right? Then Lulu finds outs that the Maligno intends to awaken the king of destruction, the primordial serpent god Ulilang Kaluluwa, in order to control the god's power with the Sacred Niyog of legend--a powerful and ancient magical artifact that has been broken in three and kept hidden by the Salamangkeros of the past. But the Maligno isn't the only one in search of the niyog. Bathala, the god of gods, wants to use it to vanguish Ulilang Kaluluwa once and for all in a battle that would destroy the universe. To protect all three Realms, Lulu, Bart, and Kitty set off on a secret mission to find the three parts of the niyog before their enemies. But will they be able to keep the universe from falling into total chaos before it's ripped apart?Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Animals, Mythical; Quests (Expeditions); Adventure and adventurers; Gods; Magic; Mythology, Philippine; Imaginary wars and battles;

The once and future riot [graphic novel] / by Sacco, Joe,author,illustrator.;
"A graphic novel about the 2013 Muzaffargnar Riot in Uttar Pradesh, India, that expands to investigate the mechanics, dynamics, mythologies, and uses of riots writ large"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Nonfiction comics.; Riots; Riots;

The lightning thief : the graphic novel / by Venditti, Robert.; Futaki, Atilla.; Riordan, Rick.Lightning thief.;
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.; Jackson, Percy (Fictitious character); Mythology, Greek; Quests (Expeditions); Friendship;
© c2010., Disney/Hyperion Books,

Lore Olympus. [graphic novel] / by Smythe, Rachel(Comics artist),author,illustrator.;
Persephone was ready to start a new life when she left the mortal realm for Olympus. However, she quickly discovered the dark side of her glamorous new home--from the relatively minor gossip threatening her reputation to a realm-shattering violation of her safety by the conceited Apollo--and she's struggling to find her footing in the fast-moving realm of the gods. Hades is also off-balance, fighting against his burgeoning feelings for the young goddess of spring while maintaining his lonely rule of the Underworld. As the pair are drawn ever closer, they must untangle the twisted webs of their past and present to build toward a new future.
Subjects: Mythological comics.; Graphic novels.; Hades (Greek deity); Persephone (Greek deity); Goddesses; Gods; Man-woman relationships; Mythology, Greek;

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