13-year-old Pandora Atheneus Andromaeche Helena (or Pandy, for short) has no idea what she’ll bring for her school project. By accident she ...
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Dec 24, 2011
Jennifer
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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 Pro More...
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 Pro More...
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Mar 23, 2009
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Pandora, daughter of Prometheus, is at that uncomfortable stage where she is officially a young maiden, but really she's flighty, moody, and irresponsible - generally an annoying 12-yr-old. She's got a big project due, and in last-minute desperation she takes her father's box of evils to show the school. The class "ins" tease her into letting them touch it, opening it on accident. As punishment, Zeus commands Pandora to gather all of the evils back into the box or her whole family w
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Dec 20, 2011
Rapunzel
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This book will never get an award for accuracy but it is entertaining and I was sucked in to the story as soon as the end of the first page.
Pandora is the daughter of the Titan Prometheus and a woman who is not famous for anything that I can think of named, Sybilline. She is very vain and selfish and while she like her youngest son she really treats Pandy like the red headed step-child even though Xander is the one who was born with a peacock tail. She is thirteen and is in that stage More...
Pandora is the daughter of the Titan Prometheus and a woman who is not famous for anything that I can think of named, Sybilline. She is very vain and selfish and while she like her youngest son she really treats Pandy like the red headed step-child even though Xander is the one who was born with a peacock tail. She is thirteen and is in that stage More...
Mar 25, 2011
Coreena
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This book seemed to jump out at me from the stacks of the library. I am a Classicist and love all things ancient Greek and Roman, so when I saw that this was an upbeat, modern fiction about Pandora opening the box, I thought I would give it a try.
The story takes place in Ancient Greece, with Pandora as a moody, awkward teenager who has recently turned 13. Her father, Prometheus, is a titan who was entrusted with a box full of sorrows, plagues, and hope. As part of his punishment for More...
The story takes place in Ancient Greece, with Pandora as a moody, awkward teenager who has recently turned 13. Her father, Prometheus, is a titan who was entrusted with a box full of sorrows, plagues, and hope. As part of his punishment for More...
Apr 17, 2010
Issam
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I probably would've enjoyed this a lot more had it been a bit more serious, or geared towards an older crowd. Instead, it seems like a tween chick-lit answer to Percy Jackson, cashing in on its fame.
The dialogue of this book was probably the most aggravating part for me, but it was (like, totally) a short enough read, so I didn't suffer through it for long. I picked it up simply because it sounded like an interesting take on Pandora's Box.
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The dialogue of this book was probably the most aggravating part for me, but it was (like, totally) a short enough read, so I didn't suffer through it for long. I picked it up simply because it sounded like an interesting take on Pandora's Box.
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Jun 11, 2011
Scootaloo
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13-year-old Pandora, or Pandy, needs to find something to bring to her school's annual show-and-tell. She can't bring her dad's, Prometheus's liver in a jar again, so when she finds a box said to contain all the evils in the world, Pandy decides to bring it in. She'll get an alpha for sure! But when the school's prettiest, most popular girls, Helen and Hippia, demand to see the box for themselves, they release all the evils inside. Pandora must now find and recapture all seven sins, or she'll go
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Nov 07, 2009
Cathy
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A caveat up front: I was predisposed to like this book. I'm a fan of the author, who plays Diane on General Hospital and Barb on Cougar Town, among other things. She's a smart, funny, strong and cool lady, so I went into this expecting good things.
This is a book for tweens. If you are not between 8 and 12, you must read the book keeping in mind the target audience to appreciate it. It's light and funny with lots of adventure and lessons in history, mythology, social skills and moral More...
This is a book for tweens. If you are not between 8 and 12, you must read the book keeping in mind the target audience to appreciate it. It's light and funny with lots of adventure and lessons in history, mythology, social skills and moral More...
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Dec 19, 2011
Tiffany
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In this retelling of the classic Greek myth, Pandora is just a normal thirteen-year-old growing up in Athens, when she brings her a box of her father's for a class project to school. After being taunted by classmates she opens the box and releases many plagues upon the earth, but not hope, which is left in the box. Due to her carelessness, the gods sentence her to hunting down all the plagues and capturing them in the box. Even though the gods are not allowed, they find small ways to help her
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Apr 19, 2009
✿Piper✿
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This was a great book, it is about Pandora who accidentally opened a box with seven different kinds of evil inside. Pandora is haled before Zeus and ordered to find and capture all seven evils and put them back in the box. Or she will pay dearly.
I can not wait to get and read the next book "Pandora Gets Vain."
I can not wait to get and read the next book "Pandora Gets Vain."
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Mar 10, 2011
Melodee
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I picked this book up to "screen" it for my 8 yr old daughter. It's a really cute idea, and a great intoduction to Greek Mythology. The character is very much a teenager, and the author has obviously tried to make it something todays generation can relate to, like making a conch shell gifted by Hermes very similar to a cell phone. My daughter is showing no interest at all in mythology, so I'll probably try giving it to her in a year or two. It was an interesting enough read to me,
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Jul 30, 2011
Audrey
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I thought that this book was GREAT! This book is about a girl named pandora who's father is a God. But one day she has to show anything about the Gods to her school. She chooses to show a box her Dad has. This box can NEVER be opened because if you open the box 7 evils will come out. 1 of them is Jealousy. What it will do is come inside of you, But when it does this, you will get Jealous. Meaning you can kill peaple when it is in side of you. and one is Hope. At Pandora's school, after she shar
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Nov 16, 2010
Popo
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I love the book! I really like the vocabulary and features. The book is awesome! This book is really good because the story of Pandora is very interesting. I can't wait to read the other books in the series! I hope the other ones are just as good or better.
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Sep 28, 2011
athena
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Hola! What do you think about Pandora Gets Jealous? (It's by Carolyn Hennesy,) Okay, I have to admit that yes, this is a girl book, so boys of the world, you can skip this one. And yes, is is also about the Greeks. This is a modern story of Pandora's Box. (Well, it was a jar, but whatever!) But it's not in like L.A. or something, no, its in ancient Athens, and the story is really a fresh look at it. Thirteen-year-old Pandora opens the box, but it was accident! Well, unfortunately, the gods aren'
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Feb 18, 2010
Konnie
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The more you know about Greek mythology, the funnier this book is. Pandora opens the fabled box, setting loose seven evils in the world. Not only does she have to find a way to make amends, she has to face her parents. And her friends who got caught in the crossfire. I'm not sure that I appreciated the parallel swearing, but, of course, "what in Hades" and "by the gods" is much less offensive in our culture than it would be in ancient Greece, and vice versa with our cultural
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Oct 23, 2011
Krista
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Pandora Gets Jealous
By Carolyn Hennesy
Published in 2008
The genre is mythology and fiction.
Thirteen year old Pandora, the daughter of the house of Prometheus opened a box releasing all the evils into the world. She is called before Zeus, who gives her only six months to gather all the evils up. Hera is out to harm Pandy because she beat her great-granddaughter in a competition. She is making Pandy’s journey really hard. She gave her a map but it is really hard to de More...
By Carolyn Hennesy
Published in 2008
The genre is mythology and fiction.
Thirteen year old Pandora, the daughter of the house of Prometheus opened a box releasing all the evils into the world. She is called before Zeus, who gives her only six months to gather all the evils up. Hera is out to harm Pandy because she beat her great-granddaughter in a competition. She is making Pandy’s journey really hard. She gave her a map but it is really hard to de More...
Mar 09, 2011
Dora
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You've all heard the old tale to Pandora's box, well here's a little twist to the story! Pandora has a huge school project coming up and doesn't know what to bring! She can't bring her dad's, Prometheus, liver AGAIN! But when snooping through her father's room, she finds a pure treasure. The box with all the evils trapped inside. After presenting the box, all the teachers thought it was fake. 2 mean girls went over to Pandora and asked if they could see it. They didn't believe the tale either. B
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Jan 16, 2010
Sarah who is not a Kumquat
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Well, all I can say is, if you like adventure, Greek mythology, and humor, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU! Basically it's about a 13 year old girl named Pandora (Pandie for short) and she brings her father's box (you know, the box?) to school for show and tell or something like that, because she doesn't want to bring her father's liver again... so eventually the box gets opened and she has to save all of the things that escaped. She goes on a thrilling adventure with her friends to save the first one, jea
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Dec 12, 2011
Clarissa
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Harley and I read this one together, and it's a great find. It's for girls what Percy Jackson is for boys. Not that girls can't like Percy Jackson (especially the movie version), but I personally tired of the PJ series after book two. Pandora, though, is a fun, fresh way to learn some mythology and be reminded of choice and accountability. In a nutshell, Pandora accidentally opens the box and releases a variety of plagues on mankind. Her consequence is to recapture the plagues or suffer the
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Sep 24, 2010
Renee
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I have rated this a 4 because it probably should not be considered "great literature", but it certainly has been a loved book in my experience. The author of this remake of the Pandora story has created a version which is "kid friendly". The main character, Pandora, and her friends in this story are about 13 years old, with 13 year old dreams, fears, likes and dislikes; which helps create a more "real-to-life" reading experience for this piece of "renewed"
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Apr 14, 2011
Diana
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My school book report:
Do you enjoy reading adventurous, myth-based, fantasy books? If so, Pandora Gets Jealous is the perfect book for you. Written by Carolyn Hennesy, the book book was published by Bloomsbury and is the first book in an amazing series. I chose Pandora Gets Jealous because the cover looked catchy and the book jacket made the book sound interesting.
Pandora Atheneus Andromaeche Helena (or just Pandy) is sick of bringing her dad's liver to the biggest school proj More...
Do you enjoy reading adventurous, myth-based, fantasy books? If so, Pandora Gets Jealous is the perfect book for you. Written by Carolyn Hennesy, the book book was published by Bloomsbury and is the first book in an amazing series. I chose Pandora Gets Jealous because the cover looked catchy and the book jacket made the book sound interesting.
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Jul 18, 2008
Roxanne Hsu
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There are many things going for this title: the author's breezy, humorous, and imaginative ways of creating a tongue-in-cheek Ancient Greece where demigods, mortals, and the Olympians co-exist and influence each other's daily life. It has a reluctant and likeable heroine with growing power. She has two best friends, a very handy dog, an extremely handy diary in wolf-skin, and a bunch of magical objects bestowed upon her by various gods. Some of them resemble modern devices: two shells allowin
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May 22, 2008
Ellyn
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Yet another series starter riding the wave of Greek mythology popularity. This is Percy Jackson-lite for girls, though set in ancient times rather than modern America with a few anacronistic details. Pandora or "Pandy" is the awkward daughter of Prometheus (the Titan who first gave man fire). Prometheus' punishment was to take care of the box of sorrows lest they be unleashed on the world. Pandy is trying to find the perfect item to represent the gods presence on earth for her big
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Jan 31, 2009
Heather
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Another fun addition to the many new Greek mythology fiction titles for kids. (Still doesn't beat Percy Jackson). 13-year-old Pandora (known as Pandy) gets in trouble when she accidentally releases the seven kinds of misery and evil into the world. She had only taken the box to school for a project! Zeus gives her six months to collect all the evils. Some laugh-out-loud parts, but there were places when the story dragged and there were just too many 'tears' to make the story believable.
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Jun 23, 2009
Megan
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This is the best book on EARTH!!!!
I love Greek Myths, and this has a bunch in it.
So it's about Pandora who's dad is Promethieuous and he stole fire from the Gods for mankind. Then as a punishment Zeus locks him to a rock, and a giant weird creature would beat him up everyday. Finally he was let go, and he had a daughter, Pandora. She was a gift from Zeus, but he gave Promethieous a box full of all of the bad things in life, like death, hate,Jealousness, Vanity, and stuff like that. More...
I love Greek Myths, and this has a bunch in it.
So it's about Pandora who's dad is Promethieuous and he stole fire from the Gods for mankind. Then as a punishment Zeus locks him to a rock, and a giant weird creature would beat him up everyday. Finally he was let go, and he had a daughter, Pandora. She was a gift from Zeus, but he gave Promethieous a box full of all of the bad things in life, like death, hate,Jealousness, Vanity, and stuff like that. More...
Jun 13, 2010
Hahaha. For laughs. That's the only reason it's on my list. As horrible as it sounds, the books seems so absurdly cheesy I feel the need to read it simply to see just how bad it is. Stupid references to Greek Mthology that disgrace the book considerably. Iole? Seriously? I have nothing to say to that expect...
HER NAME'S IO AND SHE'S A COW NOT A PERSON, LOOK IT UP!.
If you haven't already guessed, I'm a greek mythology fanatic.
HER NAME'S IO AND SHE'S A COW NOT A PERSON, LOOK IT UP!.
If you haven't already guessed, I'm a greek mythology fanatic.
May 30, 2010
Diane ~Firefly~
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Cute book aimed at tweens. Took a little bit to get going but overall I enjoyed it and plan to read the rest. I tend to enjoy anything based on Greek mythology.
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Basically Pandora takes the box to show and tell at school and gets goaded into letting some popular girls hold it and it opens. Zeus is upset and assigns her the quest to capture all the evils she let out.
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***** mini spoiler *****
Basically Pandora takes the box to show and tell at school and gets goaded into letting some popular girls hold it and it opens. Zeus is upset and assigns her the quest to capture all the evils she let out.
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Jan 10, 2010
Melody
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This is a great book for kids that takes on Greek mythology. It's modern lingo that kids use on a day to day basis and mixing it with ancient Greek terms is done in a way that comes off as humorous and understandable. It does keep the morbid and violent nature of Greek mythology but tones it down so it's not too scary for a kid. All in all, I thought it was wonderful and I look forward to reading the second in the series.
Feb 10, 2009
Bev
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What a delightful little book for the "tween" crowd! I am always looking for books like this for my students--it's got just the right blend of humor and adventure to engage the girls to whom I cater. I am pleased to see that it is an ongoing series. It reminds me a lot of the Percy Jackson series, but with a decidedly "girly" bent to it.
This book is already in great demand at my library, and the second one, Pandora Gets Vain, is a hot commodity as well.
This book is already in great demand at my library, and the second one, Pandora Gets Vain, is a hot commodity as well.
Apr 20, 2011
Shannon
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This was more 2.5 stars. I read the ARC so I don't know how much this book differs from the final. I know the page count is shorter, but that's about it. I though this was a cutie read. Fluffy in part that are appropirate for the kiddos. I would have made it a tad shorter, and it looks like they did so. They had most of the personalities of the gods spot on. Some where between OK and likeable.
Apr 07, 2008
Rory
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This book ain't subtle. Obviously published to capitalize both on the tweeny-chicklet-lit boom and the success of The Lightning Thief, it's a pretty frothy mix of middle school angst and LOTS OF ANCIENT GREEK STUFF. It's the story of Pandora, if she were a school child.
I mean, every paragraph has something slipped in, usually in a cutesy or almost-feels-like-learning way. For example (adn these are all in the first few pages),
"I know what the school sundial says..." More...
I mean, every paragraph has something slipped in, usually in a cutesy or almost-feels-like-learning way. For example (adn these are all in the first few pages),
"I know what the school sundial says..." More...
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