by Ross Collins
reviewed by Clayton
(08-09 Room 241 alumni)
reviewed by Clayton
(08-09 Room 241 alumni)
Medusa Jones is a book of fiction about a girl who lives in ancient Greece. She is a Medusa and so are her parents. A Medusa can turn people into stone with a gaze. Medusa Jones and her friends are bullied in school by the Greek God’s children; Perseus, Cassandra, and Theseus. Medusa wants to turn the bullies into stone but her parents won’t allow it. Medusa is friends with Chiron, who is a Satyr: half boy, half goat and Mino, who is a Minotaur: half boy, half bull. Medusa, Chiron and Mino call the bullies the “Chumpians” because they are the children of The Champions: Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. The author makes many references to mythology throughout the book. If you are familiar with myths, you will appreciate the inside humor. But, even if you don’t know anything about mythology, there are many funny situations that Medusa ends up in. One of my favorite problems that Medusa deals with is her hair. She hates the snakes that make the tangled mess of hair on her head so she wears a knit cap each day to cover it up. She even goes to a barber shop one day to get her snake-hair cut and the barber gets bitten by one of the snakes, his hands swell up and she is banned from
the barber shop. This is just one of the many problems she has in her life. Throughout the book Medusa is constantly dealing with the bullying of the “Chumpians.” She even has to go on an overnight camping hike up Mount Olympus with her friends and the “Chumpians” where all kinds of things go wrong for everyone. Eventually, at the end of the book, Medusa gets even with the “Chumpians.”
This book is 147 pages long. This was an easy, but fun book to read during the summer and I recommend it to everyone in Room 241.
the barber shop. This is just one of the many problems she has in her life. Throughout the book Medusa is constantly dealing with the bullying of the “Chumpians.” She even has to go on an overnight camping hike up Mount Olympus with her friends and the “Chumpians” where all kinds of things go wrong for everyone. Eventually, at the end of the book, Medusa gets even with the “Chumpians.”This book is 147 pages long. This was an easy, but fun book to read during the summer and I recommend it to everyone in Room 241.
I want to give a big thank you to Clayton for taking the time to write this wonderful review. What do you think? Is this a book that interests you? Do you have a friend who might like this book? Leave a comment below and let Clayton know your thoughts. I know he'd love to hear from you.
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