Gillian Cross

"Odysseus...faces storm and shipwreck, terrifying monsters and the fury of the sea god Poseidon, as he makes his epic journey home from the Trojan War. It takes him ten years."--Dust jacket.

In 1881 fifteen-year-old Tad helps a girl in her attempt to get a mighty Indian elephant to friends in Nebraska, while pursued by two unscrupulous villains who wish to take the elephant from her.

Thirteen-year-old Khadija, a Somali refugee, becomes a model for a famous fashion designer to help her family back home, while the designer's daughter Freya and fourteen-year-old Abdi, whose family Khadija lives with in London, try to protect her.

Nick is surprised by the note he finds in Joseph Fisher's lost wallet. But he knows about quests and warriors and the hideous monsters that lurk in underground dungeons. Nick is determined to join Joseph's game. Which is exactly what his older brother, Terry, and his gang want him to do. As Nick gets to know the Fishers, he begins to understand the strict rules of honesty and truthfulness by which they live. Which makes life tricky for him, because...