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
