The final battle

The final battle

Mary Pope Osborne

Book - 2004

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.

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Subjects
Odysseus, > King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > Juvenile literature.
Mythology, Greek > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York : Hyperion Books For Children [2004]
Language
English
Main Author
Mary Pope Osborne (-)
Other Authors
Homer (-)
Edition
First Hyperion paperback edition
Physical Description
105 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm
Audience
840L
ISBN
9780786809943
9780786807758
  • 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.
Review by Horn Book Review

Using elementary language and an open design with short chapters and a minimum of text on each page, Osborne retells the final books of the Odyssey, Odysseus's homecoming and battle against the suitors. Although the story has been simplified, Osborne retains much of the language and all the emotional immediacy. A softly sketched map and portraits of the gods decorate the endpapers. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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