BETA
hamartia: (noun) A tragic personality defect that leads to a demigod's downfall in modern YA myth retellings. Think of Percy Jackson's dangerous loyalty.
Chapter 1
The young adult literary revolution
Chapter 2
Broadways mythic melodies
Chapter 3
Digital underworld adventures
Chapter 4
Feminist and marginalized perspectives
Ch 1 · The young adult literary revolution
anngiieebee Spin the drama dial to discover how modern YA books reinvent ancient Greek myths.
anngiieebee Modern young adult novels relocate ancient Greek deities to contemporary teenage summer camps.
Glossary
neurodiversity (noun)
The idea that brain differences like ADHD are natural variations, not deficits. In YA myth novels, dyslexia is actually a brain wired to read Ancient Greek!
The idea that brain differences like ADHD are natural variations, not deficits. In YA myth novels, dyslexia is actually a brain wired to read Ancient Greek!
anngiieebee International translations of the Percy Jackson series spark a global young adult literary revolution.
anngiieebee Percy Jackson Bedtime Origin
From a bedtime spark, Percy Jackson's start, strikes a lightning bolt!
Glossary
hamartia (noun)
A tragic personality defect that leads to a demigod's downfall in modern YA myth retellings. Think of Percy Jackson's dangerous loyalty.
A tragic personality defect that leads to a demigod's downfall in modern YA myth retellings. Think of Percy Jackson's dangerous loyalty.
ivyqueen A personal bedtime story for Haley became the phenomenon The Lightning Thief, empowering millions of young readers worldwide.
Quiz
In what year was the first Percy Jackson novel, 'The Lightning Thief', published?
Quiz
Which real-life inspiration led Rick Riordan to create the character of Percy Jackson?
ivyqueen Reimagined Greek myths turn ADHD into life-saving battle reflexes for modern demigods.
Quiz
What are a demigod's hyperactive ADHD symptoms actually meant for in Rick Riordan's books?
Fun Fact
Classroom test run: Before publishing 'The Lightning Thief' in 2005, Rick Riordan tested the manuscript on his own middle school students to get their honest feedback.
BETA
ivyqueen Rotate the demi-globe to learn how ancient Greek myths are reimagined for modern audiences.
Quiz
Which of these mythologies is featured in Rick Riordan's companion series 'The Kane Chronicles'?
Glossary
demigod (noun)
A mythological being who is partially divine and partially mortal. Rick Riordan popularized this archetype for teenage readers in his 2005 novel, The Lightning Thief.
A mythological being who is partially divine and partially mortal. Rick Riordan popularized this archetype for teenage readers in his 2005 novel, The Lightning Thief.