Styx and Stones by Gary D. Schmidt & Ron Koertge reluctant readers The result is a remarkable

The result is a remarkable window onto the customs and preoccupations of rural New England two centuries ago

Lowercase the national anthem

What emerges is a kind of tender visual poem

beautifully hand-colored

Styx and Stones by Gary D. Schmidt & Ron Koertge reluctant readers The result is a remarkablePercy Jackson meets The Labors of Hercules Beal in this hilarious, page turning fantasy adventure with a heart of gold from two award winning authors. Simon expected more from life than being orphaned in ancient Greece and stuck in the Underworld for eternity. Determined not to forget who he is, he commits himself to escaping Hades. Along the way, he faces the monster Cerberus, befriends the tormented Sisyphus, and becomes Persephone's favorite