Hoena, Blake. Hades and the Underworld: A Chilling Interactive Adventure.

Hoena, Blake. Hades and the Underworld: A Chilling Interactive Adventure. Capstone Publishers   2017  112p  $31.99  ISBN 978-1-5157-4823-6  elem/ms  Mythology. VG-BN         

This story takes place after the Olympians defeat the Titans in Greek mythology.  Hades rules the underworld and has captured Persephone.  The reader gets to choose to be a god, the musician Orpheus, or a Greek hero as they set out to return Persephone to her mother.  With these choices, the reader learns many facts about Greek mythology, and additional information is given in the appendix.
 

Many of the paths the reader may choose lead to failure.  However, by retracing steps and choosing another path, the reader may be successful and also learns a great deal about Greek mythology.  This title would be a good supplement for the study of mythology, which is typical in grade 7.  The text can be understood and enjoyed by younger readers, but is not too simplified for middle-school readers.  This is especially true with the place and character names.
  

There is a list of some of the Greek gods and goddesses who appear in this particular story.  There are three questions for the reader to explore, three print sources for further information, along with the publisher-sponsored web site.  A glossary, bibliography and index are included. 

There are eight titles in the You Choose: Greek Myths series.  Each presents the characters in the Greek myths in a choose-your-own-adventure format.   

Summary: The reader chooses which character they want to be in order to rescue Persephone from the world of Hades.  Many of the Greek myths come into play as the reader makes choices in the plot, and there is good supporting information for the study of mythology.

Greek myths, Persephone                                           --Joan Theal