Young Heroes Series by Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris

3.83 · 23 ratings
  • Odysseus in the Serpent Maze (Young Heroes #1)
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    Odysseus in the Serpent Maze (Young Heroes #1)

    Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2001

    Odysseus believed the age of heroes was over. Then he and his friend, along with a spoiled princess named Helen and her cousin Penelope, are kidnapped by pirates!Their journey leads them to Crete, where Odysseus must face the secret at the heart of the Labyrinth. There was a time when the Minotaur devoured all who entered, but now an even deadlier monster roams the maze. There Odysseus discovers the hardest part of being a hero: living long enough to tell the tale.

  • Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons (Young Heroes #2)
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    Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons (Young Heroes #2)

    Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2002

    Hippolyta is a true amazon. Proud and brave, she lives for the thrill of the hunt and for the friendship of her fellow female warriors. Then, because her mother demands it and in defiance of the laws of her people, she must take her newborn brother to his father in Troy, where she finds herself in terrible danger.To save her people, Hippolyta must defy the gods -- and even accept the help of a boy -- and learn what it really means to be an Amazon: finding the courage to change her world.

  • Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast (Young Heroes #3)
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    Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast (Young Heroes #3)

    Jane Yolen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1989

    A wild girl with a mysterious past When her adopted father is slain by a strange beast, Atalanta is determined to take care of herself. She is happy in the forest with only her friend Urso -- a giant bear -- for company. She wants nothing to do with the world of men. But the ferocious creature that killed her father is still out there, and Atalanta can't resist the opportunity to hunt it down, even if that means she has to join forces with a group of hunters to do so... more

  • Jason and the Gorgon's Blood (Young Heroes #4)
    #4

    Jason and the Gorgon's Blood (Young Heroes #4)

    Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2004

    Jason is a young warrior in training -- and yet there's more to him than his simple appearance might suggest. Raised by the wise centaur Chiron and believing himself an orphan, Jason discovers that his true identity is not the only secret his guardian has been keeping. What he learns sends Jason and five of Chiron's other apprentices on a dangerous journey to save the kingdom of Iolcus from a horrible fate... more

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