Mythic Miss-Adventure Bk. 1:
Pandora Gets Jealous
by Carolyn Hennesy

    PANDORA GETS JEALOUS by Carolyn Hennesy
    Category:  Fantasy
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  12/26/07
    Publisher:  Bloomsbury
    Reviewed by:  JodiG.
    Rating:  5 Stars


    In the times of ancient Greece, humans worshipped the Gods of Olympus. But there came a time when Zeus grew
    angry that humans weren’t as reverent of the gods as they should be. And so, he took fire from the earth as
    punishment, plunging the earth into darkness. The Titan, Prometheus, took pity on man. He stole the fire from Mt.
    Olympus and returned it to earth. For his actions, Prometheus suffered many punishments. One of them was a box
    that Prometheus was condemned to care for. Inside the box the gods had placed evils and plagues that should
    never be unleashed on the earth or they would cause unbearable anguish. Along with the plagues, Athena placed
    one gift; Hope. The box was sealed and Prometheus took it into his care.

    “Prometheus was tormented and troubled. And then he married. And then he had a daughter. And
    then…she turned thirteen.”

    Pandora Atheneus Andromaeche Helena, “Pandy” to her friends, is the only daughter of the Titan, Prometheus.
    She has just turned thirteen and is officially a “maiden” now. The problem is, her life is so boring. While there are
    people all over Greece doing wonderful, heroic things, Pandy and her friends Iole and Alcie are still in school. To
    make matters worse, a big project is due. Pandy must find a way to show the presence of the gods in everyday life.
    She knows she has to come up with something amazing this year. And then, Pandy finds a box that belongs to her
    father; the one that he has been entrusted with. It couldn’t hurt to borrow it for just a little while, right?

    After Pandy’s project, the box opens, unleashing all of the evils into the world. Pandy manages to close the box
    before the last item escapes. Hope is left, trapped in the box. Now Zeus has told Pandy that she must find each
    plague and return it to the box. It is a task she must complete without the help of her father. To make matters
    worse, Hera has it in for Pandy. None of the gods would dare defy Hera to help Pandy, would they? So, Pandy
    sets out, her two best friends at her side, to rescue mankind from the doom that has engulfed it. Her first task is to
    find Jealousy, and return it to the box. Pandy has a time limit in which to rid the world of these evils. Is there any
    way a maiden can accomplish such a daunting task?

    PANDORA GETS JEALOUS is a funny, entertaining look at a familiar Greek tale. The characters are very
    modern and down-to-earth, including the gods who bicker like siblings. The first book in a series, PANDORA
    GETS JEALOUS introduces readers to a character and an adventure that they are sure to look forward to for
    many books to come!