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Medusa Gorgon’s Bad Hair Day
Book Review
The mix of modern day and Greek myths combined was all very clever and cunning
I think this book was fantastic! The illustrations are lively, cosmic and easy to understand the characters feelings without reading the words. I love the interior and the layout, especially the ‘Komos’ in between chapters.
The mix of modern day and Greek myths combined is all very clever and cunning. The plot line is genius, full of adventure and full of a lesson, the Gods never PLAY FAIR! Just because you are God of The Underworld and you smell like rotten eggs, doesn’t mean you should be treated like a baddie!
When Medusa makes friends in the strangest places, or when she does something in the nick of time, she always finds a way to make it through the challenges of modern-day life. Her sisters are always there for her, even if they do get distracted by mirrors and makeup tutorials!
The ending, where Medusa gets to change her fate is my favourite part because, it shows how everyone can do something, they just need to try.
I think in this story there are many messages, but they all lead to one big message: ‘Even if your fate is written in a book {like Medusas} something will always pop up to change your fate, you just need to learn how to catch it.’
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to skip years, have an adventure and understand the difference between our modern world and Ancient Greece whilst sitting in the same room.
About the Book
Meddy Gorgon is loosly based on the famous Greek myth of Medusa, an accessible way to introduce young readers to a leading figure in Greek mythology. Meddy rants about family and friendships, using her diary as a way of letting out her anger and keeping her emotions in check.
You know the kind of thing: frustrations with her self-absorbed sisters; problems with idiotic classmates; disagreements with pompous teachers; and, of course, her troubles dealing with the occasional flock of owls, swarms of snakes, or even the odd many-headed dog.
And then there’s the small problem of the snake hair that appears if she doesn’t control her anger… You see, Meddy Gordon is not actually from the twenty-first century. She is, in fact, a human from ancient Greece and she has made a powerful enemy.Meddy G is MEDUSA and she just happens to have angered Athena, the goddess of war.And what happens when the goddess of war is on the warpath?
You get a bad day. A very bad day indeed…
Author
Bethany Walker
Bethany Walker is a British children’s author known for her humorous and engaging middle‑grade and picture books, including Chocolate Milk, X‑Ray Specs and Me, How to Steal the Mona Lisa, and Olly Brown, God of Hamsters. Before becoming a full‑time writer, she worked as a teacher and museum educator, combining her love of art, history, and storytelling in her work.
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Vanessa, 10
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