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Gr 7 Up—Coelho takes on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, an allegory for the human condition. In alternating chapters of verse, parallel stories in ancient Greece and modern London unfold, revealing two young men, Theseus and Theo, on exhausting and exhaustive journeys in pursuit of absent fathers. Theo, 17, an aspiring poet who has been raised by his mother in urban poverty, takes extra jobs to earn money for people-finder services by a scammer who leaves him empty-handed, until the man's attractive daughter steps in to aid Theo. Teacher Mr. Addo mentors Theo and supp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More