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YA Greek and Roman Myth Books
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items If you're captivated by the narratives and themes of Greek and Roman mythology in Young Adult (YA) literature, this curated list is for you. It offers retellings and adaptations that bring ancient myths to life for today's readers. The books are cate...
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Hades and Persephone
Multiple Gods/Goddesses
These books explore the rich tapestry of Greek mythology, featuring gods, goddesses, and legendary heroes. Key figures include Hades, the god of the underworld, who balances darkness and justice in his shadowy realm. The Sirens, known for their allur...
In a world where ancient Greek gods influence mortals, seventeen-year-old Therese embarks on a perilous adventure after a tragic accident leaves her in a coma. In a realm between life and death, she meets Thanatos, the god of Death, and impulsively k...
The Underworld Saga series by Eva Pohler
Iris Greenwold, a dreamer at heart, finds the real world quite lackluster, with divorced parents, unsympathetic peers, and a middle school life that feels like hell. But everything changes on her twelfth birthday when she receives a copy of Bulfinch'...
Iris, Messenger by Sarah Deming
Meg and Shar, bickering frenemies and fashion enthusiasts, find themselves in a deadly argument over a pair of shoes at a midnight sample sale. This leads to an unfortunate incident involving an innocent bystander and brings them face-to-face with Ha...
Sirenz by Charlotte Bennardo and Natalie Zaman
Seventeen-year-old Zach Jacobs faces the usual teenage challenges of school, football, friendships, and romance, but his life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers he might be the lightning itself. As if managing adolescence wasn't enough, Zach mus...
Olympia Heights series by Amy Leigh Strickland
Every seven years, the Agon commences, a brutal hunt where nine Greek gods, punished for a past rebellion, walk the earth as mortals. Descendants of ancient bloodlines vie to kill a god, gaining divine power and immortality. Lore Perseous, scarred by...
Lore by Alexandra Bracken
The Mythos Academy series follows Gwen Frost, a 17-year-old with the power of psychometry, allowing her to learn an object's history through touch. After a magical mishap, Gwen attends Mythos Academy, a school for descendants of legendary warriors su...
Mythos Academy series by Jennifer Estep
Elyse has lived her life shrouded in secrecy, concealing two extraordinary truths: she ages five times slower than normal, appearing eighteen though she's closer to eighty, and her blood possesses a unique healing power. These secrets, far from makin...
Children of the Gods series by Jessica Therrien
In a captivating blend of Twilight's romance and Greek mythology, this modern-day retelling of The Iliad unfolds in Nantucket, where star-crossed demigods Helen Hamilton and Lucas Delos face a love that could spark a war between gods and demigods. He...
Starcrossed series by Josephine Angelini
Psyche, the most desired woman in Greece, incurs the envy of Aphrodite. Tasked by his mother to eliminate Psyche, Eros instead falls for her. Unbeknownst to Psyche, she marries Eros, who remains invisible out of fear of Aphrodite. Upon discovering he...
The Prophecy: A Retelling of Eros and Psyche
Think you know Greek myths? Think again. Zeus has been spinning tales, but it's time for the truth. Hades, the real deal King of the Underworld, is setting the record straight about how he got his throne and Zeus became King of the Gods. Dive into th...
Myth-o-Mania series by Kate McMullan
In the golden age of Greece, before heroes roamed and gods mingled with mortals, Hyacinthus, a prince of Sparta, stood apart from his warlike brothers, finding joy in contemplation. His extraordinary beauty became renowned across Greece, attracting t...
Hyacinthus by L. Alarcón Miguel
In a charming town in North Dakota, 17-year-old Ophelia Johnson and her friends acquire the powers of ancient deities such as Zeus and Artemis. Entrusted by the Vessel of Destiny, they are charged with locating the missing Fates and restoring the Cod...
Of Blood and Lightning by Micki Janae
Phoebe's senior year plans are upended when her mother returns from Greece with a new husband and plans to move to an Aegean island. Instead of a successful track season and college prep with friends, Phoebe must adapt to life at an exclusive Academy...
Oh. My. Gods. series by Tera Lynn Childs
The Soulless Slipper is a captivating blend of Cinderella and Persephone & Hades mythos. Priscilla Korinder, burdened with labor in Mortalia after her mother's disappearance, endures the curse against divine magic, resulting in daily bruises. Her...
The Soulless Slipper: Persephone & Cinderella
In The Serpent's Tower, Ranessa Medzel, a gorgon with stunning beauty and emerald hair, discovers her destiny as a villain after a childhood mishap involving a missing jewel leads to her being blamed and cursed by a divine ruler. Now, anyone she look...
The Serpent's Tower: Medusa & Rapunzel
The Beast's Labyrinth intertwines the tales of Beauty and the Beast with The Minotaur and the Labyrinth. Theabelle Aynna strives to remain unnoticed as a servant to the divine puzzle master, but struggles when his son, Ceyden, seeks her attention, be...
The Beast's Labyrinth: Minotaur & Beauty (Fairmyth 3)
The Dozen Damsels blends the epic challenges of Hercules with the intrigue of the 12 Dancing Princesses. When Hawthorne is wrongfully trapped by his half-brother, he must repay his debts by locating the twelve runaway daughters of a notorious prisone...
The Dozen Damsels: 12 Labors & Dancing Princesses
Every Lunar Eclipse marks the start of The Immortal Games, where the Gods of Olympus play using randomly-selected humans, known as Tokens. For the Gods, it's about glory; for the Tokens, survival. Ara, a 17-year-old, seeks vengeance against the Gods ...
The Immortal Games by Annaliese Avery
Nikki Beckett returns from the Everneath, an underworld where immortals feed on human emotions, to her old life for a brief six months before she's banished forever. In this time, she seeks redemption and struggles to say goodbye to her loved ones, e...
Everneath series by Brodi Ashton
In "Daughter of Ash and Myth," C.C.S. Jones introduces us to Jessa Whitley, a teenage Hercules reincarnate, thrust into a world where she must battle demons, challenge gods, and navigate a fiery love story—all while trying to save humanity from destr...
Daughter of Ash and Myth (Mythic Saga)
I'm Pandora, and I’ve just discovered I’m a Titan, descended from Oceanus. My mom, who I met for the first time, took me under the sea to Olympus Academy to hone my powers. However, I’m one of only two Titans there, alongside the enigmatic Icarus, as...
Olympus Academy: Complete Collection by Eliza Raine
In "Skies of Olympus," twelve deadly Trials offer a race for immortality, set in the perilous realm of Olympus, ruled by powerful gods. These gods have created a thrilling spectacle for their favorites, who compete for the ultimate prize—eternal life...
Skies of Olympus: Books 1-3 by Eliza Raine
In Emily R. King's epic novel, set in ancient Greece, the tale unfolds of Titans, treachery, and the courageous women who challenge the oppressive rule of the Golden Age. Amidst a world where men glorify an era of peace, women like Althea Lambros kno...
Wings of Fury series by Emily R. King
In "Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters," Emily Roberson weaves a tale where Greek mythology collides with modern celebrity culture. Sixteen-year-old Ariadne's life is a spectacle, broadcasted for the world to see as part of her royal family's entertainm...
Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson
Hades and Persephone
The myth of Hades and Persephone captivates with themes of love, loss, and transformation, making it ideal for YA retellings that reimagine their complex relationship for contemporary readers. Persephone is portrayed as a strong, independent figure, ...
In "Persephone," the first book of the Persephone Trilogy, a high school junior from Athens, Georgia, learns she is a goddess and the daughter of Zeus after defending herself against Boreas, the god of Winter. Her mother takes her to the Underworld f...
The Persephone Trilogy Series by Kaitlin Bevis
For centuries, the tale has been told of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades overthrowing their father Cronus and the Titans. Zeus claimed the Sky, Poseidon the Sea, and Hades was left with the Underworld. Hades, isolated and in a role he never desired, finds ...
Disney Classics Hades: Fire & Fate (Villain Tales 10)
The Greek Gods are real, but they’re not what you think—they’re faeries. When 17-year-old Persephone accidentally finds herself at a revel, she’s picked as a sacrifice, only to be saved by the Lord of the Underworld, who tricks her into being his com...
Faeries of the Underworld: Hades & Persephone
Pierce has experienced death firsthand, having died once before. Struggling to reconnect with her previous life, she feels both a part of this world and apart from it, always under the watchful eye of someone unseen. Even after moving to a new town, ...
The Abandon Trilogy by Meg Cabot
In this gripping reimagining of the Persephone myth, former best friends Corey and Bree find themselves reunited in the Underworld after a painful betrayal and Bree's untimely death. Corey, heartbroken and angry, encounters Hades and the Furies, who ...
Her Dark Wings by Melinda Salisbury
Three thousand years ago, a god's lie set a path only a goddess could correct with truth. Persephone, daughter of Zeus, lives under the watchful eyes of Mount Olympus, yearning for freedom. Her encounter with the mysterious Hades, the true goddess of...
The Dark Wife by S.E. Diemer
Forget what you've heard about Persephone. The gods spun tales of her abduction by Hades, but the truth is far juicier. Persephone leaped into the Underworld, dodging a marriage to a self-absorbed deity. Now, she must persuade Hades, the irresistibly...
Girl, Goddess, Queen (Deluxe Edition)