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Reviewed on April 10, 2020 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–7—An origin story for the ages takes readers on an epically hilarious adventure. Meet Homer, a lackluster 11-year-old student in Ancient Greece. He's on the brink of flunking out of school, which for him is more than just embarrassing. His father has been missing for years, and if Homer can't stay in school, the mayor will repossess his family farm and take Homer and his mom as slaves. Homer's only hope is to complete his teacher's final assignment and bring him a scroll filled with an amazingly epic story, in dactylic hexameter n...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



