Mythic Miss-Adventure Bk. 1:
Pandora Gets Jealous
by Carolyn Hennesy
Pandora Gets Jealous
by Carolyn Hennesy
PANDORA GETS JEALOUS by Carolyn Hennesy
Category: Contemporary
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!
Category: Contemporary
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!