(Mostly) YA Books Based in World Mythologies (47 books)

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For Mrs. Maas's classes, books which have some basis in mythology of a real-world culture. Many of these are the first book in a series and any of the series would be okay to read for this project. Also be warned that I have not read all of these and cannot confirm their quality, content, or suitability.

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1	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 3,582,353 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 243,260 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Arrowheart (The Love Curse #1) by Rebecca Sky (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 393 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 248,659 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 972,648 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 435,496 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Goddess Test (Goddess Test, #1) by Aimee Carter (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 59,154 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 10,667 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1) by Alison Goodman (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 63,195 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Beauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy by Carolyn Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 733 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Daughter of the Mara (The Mara Chronicles, #1) by Alexandra Bittner (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1) by Michael Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 169,918 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Woven Path (Tales from the Wyrd Museum, #1) by Robin Jarvis 3.86 avg rating — 847 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Shadow Thieves (Cronus Chronicles, #1) by Anne Ursu (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 6,425 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,008,054 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) by Brandon Mull (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 182,495 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles, #1) by Ellen Oh (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 3,886 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny 4.05 avg rating — 37,163 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Oh. My. Gods. (Oh. My. Gods., #1) by Tera Lynn Childs (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 15,229 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Silver Phoenix (Kingdom of Xia, #1) by Cindy Pon (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 3,383 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Wildefire (Wildefire #1) by Karsten Knight (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 8,450 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Valkyrie Rising (Valkyrie, #1) by Ingrid Paulson (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 6,541 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Switch! The Lost Kingdoms of Karibu by Karen Prince (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 511 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 3,663 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) by Renée Ahdieh (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 188,721 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 94,109 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Night Itself (The Name of the Blade, #1) by Zoë Marriott (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 1,246 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Gilded (Gilded, #1) by Christina Farley (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 4,475 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 3,292 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Epic Adventure of Shiva, the Destroyer of Tripura (Book 1 of ANCIENTS Series) by M. Vizhakat (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 216 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Middleworld (Jaguar Stones, #1) by Jon Voelkel 3.79 avg rating — 1,548 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Scale-Bright by Benjanun Sriduangkaew (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 638 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	To Journey in the Year of the Tiger (Upper Kingdom, #1) by H. Leighton Dickson (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 486 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Tiger Moon by Antonia Michaelis 3.88 avg rating — 1,010 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) by Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 68,078 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1) by Heidi Heilig (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 17,430 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The weapon of the Devas by Nanda Guruswamy (Goodreads Author) 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Stars Seem so Far Away by Margrét Helgadóttir (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Tales from an Israeli Storyteller by Uri Kurlianchik (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Anung's Journey by Carl Nordgren (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Iban Journey (Iban Dream #2) by Golda Mowe (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 134,368 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera 3.85 avg rating — 13,295 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Wabi: A Hero's Tale by Joseph Bruchac 3.93 avg rating — 276 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 23,739 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 2,773 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quartet, #1) by Roshani Chokshi (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 29,896 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars