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Gr 4-7– A remarkable story for middle grade readers who will relish teenage Cleo’s self-deprecating narration as the antiquity historian’s daughter who has tricks up her sleeve. A high school field trip to Mount Parnassus goes awry at Apollo’s temple. With fellow student Leo, Cleo starts questioning the local mayor’s authority, and each explores how their newly discovered, supernatural powers might help save Nueva Delfos. Interspersed between chapters are Leo’s detailed notes about the ancients. This offers glimpses at the rich mythology about self-serving gods and flawed humans just as it has been preserved in Greek lore for centuries. Cleo makes hasty decisions while learning how to harness her strengths, and Leo serves as her perfect foil. His methodical pursuit of the truth, which requires no fanfare, nicely grounds their journey throughout this tale. Witty Cleo wears goddess Athena’s winged sandals but marches to the beat of her own drum. She doesn’t disappoint, becoming worthy of her peers’ trust and leading friends to safety by book’s end. Spanish-language readers will root for Cleo and Leo as they face unforeseen dangers to make room for themselves in Sabaté’s fictional Greek pantheon.