Dionysus and the Land of Beasts
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2017 · Est. 2 hour read

Dionysus and the Land of Beasts

Written by Tracey West and Joan Holub · Illustrated by Craig Phillips

Book #14 in the Heroes in Training series

Zeus seeks a mysterious ally to defeat King Cronus. Can Dion's powers help or hinder their quest?

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112 pages· 10,251 words· Est. 2 hour read
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Zeus and his Olympian friends, guided by an oracle, journey to the Land of Grapes. There, they meet Dion, a performer with mysterious powers. As they reveal their identities, chaos ensues, leaving them stranded and questioning Dion's true abilities. Can Dion aid them in their battle against King Cronus, or will his magic complicate their mission? The stakes are high as they navigate trust and power in their quest for victory.

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Zeus and his friends discover another Olympian who might be able to help in their quest to defeat King Cronus in this Heroes in Training adventure.

With a clue from their trusty oracle, Pythia, Zeus and his Olympian friends are off to the “Land of Grapes,” where they discover a festival. The headline act is Dion and the Goat Guys, and Zeus has a funny feeling this Dion guy might be one of them. Athena points out that this Dion guy is the right age, and he’s definitely not acting like a regular kid. Finally, Dion and the Goat Guys take a break, and Zeus and the other Olympians approach him.

Zeus informs him that he and the others are Olympians, and they think Dion might be one too. Dion (short for Dionysus, he tells them) starts to brag that he wouldn’t be surprised, because he has awesome talents and magic powers. Before the Olympians can ask him about his powers, some of the crowd members start to throng the Olympians. Are they really Olympians? Are they really going to defeat King Cronus? Dion looks kind of peeved about this, and the next thing the Olympians know, they are in a field somewhere, puzzled and not sure what happened.

What kind of magical powers does this Dion kid actually have? And will he be more of a help—or a pain—in their ultimate quest to defeat King Cronus once and for all?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
112
Words
10,251
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
590L
Themes & topics
Books about superpowersBooks about heroesBooks about monstersBooks about Greek and Roman mythologyBooks about boys and men
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.1
F&P level
~O
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
193153
Publication
Published
December 5, 2017
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481488341

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