Odd gods

First Title Value for Searching:

Odd gods

Personal Author:

Slavin, David

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

General Note:

"Misfit myths from Mount Olympus Middle School"--Cover.

Title from container.

Summary:

"Oddonis may be the son of Zeus, but he's a little bit odd for a god. He's so odd, in fact, he's not sure if he has any powers at all. And if that isn't enough, his twin brother Adonis is the most popular, most athletic, and most otherworldly handsome god of them all. Oddonis's future at Mount Olympus Middle isn't looking bright, especially when he makes the last-minute decision to run against Adonis to be class president. With the help of his friends Mathena (goddess of math and poultry), Germes (god of all things sniffling and snotty), Puneous (the smallest god of them all), and Gaseous (enough said?), Oddonis is determined to win the race, prove that his friends are as good as any Greek god, and maybe, just maybe, find out what his true powers really are."--Amazon.

Subject Term:

Gods -- Juvenile fiction.

Twins -- Juvenile fiction

Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction

Additional Credits:

Weitzman, Daniel (Talmudic scholar)

Lane, Adam

Audience/Lexile:

580 L

Publication Info:

New York : HarperCollins, [2019]

Subject:

Gods -- Juvenile fiction.

Twins -- Juvenile fiction

Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction

Olympus, Mount (Greece) -- Juvenile fiction.

Zeus (Greek deity) -- Family -- Juvenile fiction.

Cheusŭ (Greek deity)

Dias (Greek deity)

Dzeusas (Greek deity)

Seifur (Greek deity)

Seus (Greek deity)

Zeu (Greek deity)

Zeusi (Greek deity)

Zeŭso (Greek deity)

Zeusu (Greek deity)

Zeusz (Greek deity)

Zevs (Greek deity)

Żews (Greek deity)

Zhousi (Greek deity)

Zīyūs (Greek deity)

Ζεύς (Greek deity)

Δίας (Greek deity)

Зеўс (Greek deity)

Зевс (Greek deity)

זאוס (Greek deity)

זעאוס (Greek deity)

زيوس (Greek deity)

ゼウス (Greek deity)

宙斯 (Greek deity)

제우스 (Greek deity)

Deities

Divine beings

Divinities

Mount Olympus (Greece)

Olimbos, Mount (Greece)

Olymbos, Mount (Greece)

Óros Ólimbos (Greece)

SAILS ISBN:

9780062839534

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Summary

Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Percy Jackson in Odd Gods, the first book in a hilarious illustrated series about the most unlikely, unusual Gods ever to grace the halls of Mount Olympus Middle School.

A Summer 2019 Kids' Indie Next Pick!

Oddonis may be the son of Zeus, but he's a little bit...odd for a God. He's so odd, in fact, he's not sure if he has any powers at all. And if that isn't enough, his twin brother Adonis is the most popular, most athletic, and most otherworldly handsome God of them all.

Oddonis's future at Mount Olympus Middle isn't looking bright, especially when he makes the last-minute decision to run against Adonis to be class president.

With the help of his friends Mathena (Goddess of math and poultry), Germes (God of all things sniffling and snotty), Puneous (the smallest God of them all), and Gaseous (enough said?), Oddonis is determined to win the race, prove that his friends are as good as any Greek God, and maybe, just maybe, find out what his true powers really are.

Read the hilarious new adventures of Oddonis and his friends from debut children's authors David Slavin and Daniel Weitzman, filled with dozens of black-and-white illustrations by award-winning artist Adam Lane.

Reviews (4)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-6-Everyone knows the gods, but most have never heard of the odd ones. Oddonis, brother of Adonis, is the misfit of his family. He has yet to have any godly powers like his brother, and isn't exactly good-looking like Adonis. When things seem to keep getting worse for him and his friends, Oddonis decides enough is enough and runs for class president. With the odds against him, can Oddonis win the election and bring change to Mt. Olympus Middle School? Oddonis and his friends are well developed, engaging, relatable characters who will draw readers into the story with ease. The plot is funny and will resonate well with fans of Jeff Kinney's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series. The illustrations are eye-catching, complementary to the text, and bring the characters to life. VERDICT Recommended for library collections where fantasy/humor mash-ups are popular.-Kira Moody, Salt Lake County Library Services © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this first in a planned series, Slavin (Young Dick Cheney) and newcomer Weitzman introduce Oddonis, twin of popular, handsome Adonis and imperfect son of deities Zeus and Freya. The opposite of most deities, Oddonis isn't strong, athletic, or artistic, and he has no idea what his talent is. Oddonis's similarly awkward cadre of friends includes pal Mathena, goddess of math and poultry, and best friend Gaseous (son of Uranus and Refried Bean Queen Chalupa), whose farts smell of "feta cheese, a wet ferret, and feet." Running against his brother for class president, Oddonis seeks to become the voice for the "odds" of Mount Olympus Middle School, find his unique godly power, and impress his father. Oddonis's transition from outsider to a leader who sees his individuality as a strength shines through the nonstop gross-out humor and silliness. Frequent nods to well-known mythological figures will draw in readers interested in the topic, and black-and-white illustrations by Lane (Stop Thief!), which amplify the comedy, will appeal to readers of graphic hybrids. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 8-12. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

Middle school is never easy, especially when you're powerless and your brother's a perfect God.Oddonis, son of Zeus and Freya, has never resembled his twin, Adonis. Adonis was born with a six pack and a mane of beautiful, blond hair. Oddonis was born with an "old guy jelly belly." Elementary school was no fun, but Oddonis' hoping that Mount Olympus Middle School will be different. Ha. On the first day, he and his best friend, Gaseous, the flatulent son of Uranus and Chalupa, the Refried Bean Queen, are pranked by Adonis and his God friends on the bus and then refused entrance via the Gods' door. Yep, more of the same. They do make more friends, including tiny Puneous, smart Mathena, and contagious Germes, but the Gods rule the school, and the election for class president will soon make that official. Adonis runs unopposed until a fed-up Oddonis decides to try to beat his conceited brother. Can the Odds beat the Gods? This series opener sports in-line comics and spot illustrations as well as plenty of potty humor (Oddonis' dog's name is Trianus, and the name's appropriate). The whackadoodle mishmash of world mythologies andother stuff (Germes' mom is Typhoid Marygo figure) may bug both myth-heads and readers who appreciate consistency in worldbuilding, but even they will have to laugh.Newly minted fans will hope that future myth-adventures will be just as silly. (Graphic/fantasy hybrid. 7-11) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Welcome to Mount Olympus Middle School, where the young gods rule and everyone else . . . gets dumpster-worthy leftovers for lunch and heaping helpings of humiliation in the hallways. That's what Oddonis, slightly younger twin brother of hunky Adonis, discovers in this not-quite-subtle Wimpy Kid-style riff. Reserving select incidents (and most of the punch lines) for Lane's frequent cartoon drawings, Slavin and Weitzman pit their underachieving narrator against his swaggering sib in a campaign for class president. Along with freely mixing mythologies (the twins are the offspring of Zeus and Freya, which makes for some gross Scandinavian-style fish breakfasts), the authors have great fun with names (Gaseous, son, naturally, of Uranus; Trianus, a dog with one head but three butts). Readers will end up admiring Oddonis for standing up for underdogs everywhere but may spare some sympathy for Adonis, too, who turns out to be a comically clumsy oaf pressured since birth into a win at any cost mentality by his all-powerful dad. Stay tuned for further mishaps and mythic misadventures.--John Peters Copyright 2019 Booklist