Teach The classics Through Modern liTeraTure!

Teach the C lassics
Through M odern L iterature !
You can reach students more easily and help them appreciate the classics more readily if they are
reading books that resonate with their modern world. Here are some great titles that fit the bill.
Excalibur
Outlaw
Another Faust
Another Pan
Greek Myths
The Legend of King Arthur
The Legend of Robin Hood
DANIEL AND DINA NAYERI
DANIEL AND DINA NAYERI
TONY LEE / SAM HART
TONY LEE / SAM HART
Fast-paced graphic storytelling
and stunning full-color
illustrations combine in an
action-packed retelling of the
heroic Robin Hood story.
Daniel Nayeri and Dina Nayeri
return to reimagine Peter Pan
as a twisty, atmospheric, and
fast-paced fantasy about the
perils of immortality.
ANN TURNBULL /
SARAH YOUNG
Arthur Pendragon was raised in
obscurity, but fate will not leave
him to the shadows. In a moment
of desperate need, he draws a
legendary sword from its stone
bed and commences the life he
was born to lead.
A devilish debut by a brother-sister
team invites us into the world of
the Marlowe School, where some
gifted students are having a hell of
a year. Set at an elite high school,
this contemporary reimagining
of the Faustian bargain story is
a compelling tale of ambition,
consequences, and ultimate
redemption.
HC: 978-0-7636-4644-8 ~ $21.99 ($25.00 CAN)
PB: 978-0-7636-4643-1 ~ $11.99 ($13.00 CAN)
Age 10 and up
HC: 978-0-7636-4399-7 ~ $21.99 ($26.00 CAN)
PB: 978-0-7636-4400-0 ~ $11.99 ($14.00 CAN)
Age 10 and up
HC: 978-0-7636-3707-1 ~ $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)
PB: 978-0-7636-4834-3 ~ $8.99 ($11.00 CAN)
Age 14 and up
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In this pulse-quickening sequel to
Another Faust, an ancient Egyptian
spell is turning the tony Marlowe
School into a sinister underworld.
Will all hell break loose?
HC: 978-0-7636-3712-5 ~ $16.99 ($20.00 CAN)
Age 14 and up
Enter a world where anything
is possible. A god might be a
mountain or a shower of gold. A
nymph may be a stream or an echo
in the wind. The myths of ancient
Greece are full of such wonders,
as well as a host of courageous
heroes, cunning heroines, and
terrible monsters.
HC: 978-0-7636-5111-4 ~ $18.99 ($21.00 CAN)
Age 11 and up
The Ghosts of
Kerfol
Metamorphosis
Beowulf
Beowulf
Exposure
Hamlet: A Novel
Junior Year
JOHN MARSDEN
BETSY FRANCO /
TOM FRANCO
MICHAEL MORPURGO /
MICHAEL FOREMAN
MAL PEET
DEBORAH NOYES
A Tale of Blood, Heat,
and Ashes
NICKY RAVEN /
JOHN HOWE
Read Britain’s oldest epic,
the story of the Scandinavian
warrior who fought three evils
so powerful they could destroy
entire kingdoms.
Inspired by Shakespeare’s
Othello, this modern
tragedy of desire and
betrayal, incisively and
compassionately told,
is a searing look at the
world of soccer and
pop-celebrity culture — and the lives of three
street kids caught in
its glare.
The Dane as never seen
before — in a daring,
dazzling, sexy prose
retelling of Shakespeare’s
tragedy by best-selling
Australian author John
Marsden.
In an enthralling work of
Gothic suspense, an Edith
Wharton story inspires
five connected tales set in
the same haunted manor
over the centuries.
HC: 978-0-7636-3000-3
$16.99 ($18.50 CAN)
PB: 978-0-7636-4825-1
$7.99 ($11.00 CAN)
Age 14 and up
Ovid is a young artist
wryly recording his
classmates’ dramas as
modern-day Roman
mythology. Will he be
able to fix his own fate?
HC: 978-0-7636-3765-1
$16.99 ($20.00 CAN)
Age 14 and up
“You are about to enter a world of
tough men and merciless monsters,
for this is a tale of blood and heat
and ashes.” An enthralling
edition illustrated by a noted
Tolkien artist and narrated
with a touch of banter by the
faithful Wiglaf.
HC: 978-0-7636-3647-0
$18.99 ($21.00 CAN)
Age 10 and up
“Morpurgo’s prose . . . will
fire imaginations and elicit
the heart-pumping, wide-eyed
response that has kept this tale
alive and vigorous throughout
the ages.” —Bulletin of the Center
for Children’s Books
HC: 978-0-7636-3206-9 ~ $17.99 ($23.50 CAN)
Ages 8–12
HC: 978-0-7636-4451-2
$16.99
Age 14 and up
HC: 978-0-7636-3941-9
$18.99 ($22.00 CAN)
PB (MAY 2011): 978-0-7636-5291-3
$8.99 ($10.00 CAN)
Age 14 and up
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Gareth Hinds is the standard-bearer for graphic-novel retellings of literary classics.
The Odyssey
Beowulf
King Lear
The Merchant of Venice
With bold imagery and an ear tuned to
the music of Homer’s epic poem, Gareth
Hinds reinterprets the ancient classic as
it’s never been told before.
This exhilarating graphic-novel
edition of an ancient classic
honors the spirit of the original
as it attracts modern readers.
“Gareth Hinds brings The Odyssey to life in
a masterful blend of art and storytelling.
Vivid and exciting, this graphic novel is
a worthy new interpretation of Homer’s
epic.” — Rick Riordan, author of the
Percy Jackson & the Olympians series
“Hinds’s version will make this
epic story available to a whole
new group of readers.”
— School Library Journal
H “An excellent rendition of one
of the Bard’s great tragedies. . . .
For powerful drama with quality
art, this adaptation is the one to
choose.”
— Booklist (starred review)
With elegant, contemporary
artwork and a faithful but
succinct adaptation, this graphic
novel casts the classic drama in a
provocative new light.
HC: 978-0-7636-4266-2 ~ $24.99 ($29.00 CAN)
PB: 978-0-7636-4268-6 ~ $14.99 ($19.00 CAN)
Age 12 and up
HC: 978-0-7636-3022-5 ~ $21.99 ($27.50 CAN)
PB: 978-0-7636-3023-2 ~ $12.99 ($15.00 CAN)
Age 10 and up
HC: 978-0-7636-4343-0 ~ $22.99 ($27.00 CAN)
PB: 978-0-7636-4344-7 ~ $11.99 ($14.00 CAN)
Age 12 and up
“The clarity of the narration
(verbal and visual) makes it a
fine bridge to Shakespeare’s
language.”
— The Horn Book
HC: 978-0-7636-3024-9 ~ $21.99 ($24.00 CAN)
PB: 978-0-7636-3025-6 ~ $11.99 ($13.00 CAN)
Age 12 and up
Marcia Williams uses her signature comic-strip format to
animate some of the world’s best-known stories.
Greek Myths
Charles Dickens and Friends
Tales from Shakespeare
More Tales from Shakespeare
In this collection, Marcia Williams offers
a fun but faithful retelling of eight myths
using simple language and her signature
comic-strip format. Panels and spreads
brimming with color, decorative detail,
and nonstop action make each tale a
pleasure to look at, and speech bubbles
add modern humor. This indispensable
collection is the perfect way to introduce
young readers to the power of myth.
Five Lively Retellings
Seven Plays
Seven Plays
With trademark energy and wit,
Marcia Williams moves into Victorian
territory — presenting five classic
Dickens tales in retellings that are sure
to lure even the most reluctant reader.
Come and wend your way along
London’s Thames River to the
Globe Theatre, where seven favorite
Shakespearean plays are being
performed.
In a lively second engagement, the
Bard is again brought to life for
young readers. Bravo!
PB: 978-0-7636-3198-7 ~ $7.99 ($10.99 CAN)
Ages 8–12
PB: 978-0-7636-2323-4 ~ $7.99 ($11.99 CAN)
Ages 8–12
PB: 978-0-7636-2693-8 ~ $7.99 ($11.99 CAN)
Ages 8–12
PB: 978-0-7636-5384-2 ~ $8.99 ($10.00 CAN)
Age 10 and up COMING FEBRUA RY 2 011
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