Recently, fans of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series have been buzzing over news of the upcoming Disney+ TV adaptation of the beloved book series based on Greek mythology. The series won't be available to watch for quite some time, which gives fans a chance to read (or re-read) the books in the meantime. But what if you've already read everything Rick Riordan has written? Then here are some other options you might enjoy!
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Akata witch
by Nnedi Okorafor Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer. |
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Amari and the night brothers
by B. B. Alston Discovering that she has a supernaturally enhanced talent, Amari Peters enters a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, where she is considered the enemy, in order to find her missing brother. |
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Animorphs : The Invasion
by Chris Grine After Jake and his friends witness a strange light in the sky coming toward them and learn that the earth is under attack, a dying alien gives them the power to morph into any animal they touch, enabling them to fight against the invaders. |
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Aru Shah and the end of time
by Roshani Chokshi Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon. |
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Baba Yaga's assistant
by Marika McCoola The fearsome witch of Russian folklore mentors a brave teen who draws on her grandmother's wisdom to pass a series of tests, outfox a territorial bear and make dinner for her child-eating host. |
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City of the plague god
by Sarwat Chadda Thirteen-year-old Sikander Aziz has to team up with the hero Gilgamesh in order to stop Nergal, the ancient god of plagues, from wiping out the population of Manhattan in this adventure based on Mesopotamian mythology. |
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The cursed carnival and other calamities : new stories about mythic heroes
by Rick Riordan Featuring contributions from some of the best middle grade authors today, this collection of 10 new stories represents many cultures while detailing the challenges faced by young heroes. |
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The epic crush of Genie Lo
by F. C. Yee Sixteen-year-old Genie's focus on getting into a top-tier college is destroyed when an enigmatic transfer student, Quentin, helps her transform into a demon-fighter. |
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The legend of auntie Po
by Shing Yin Khor Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as Po PanYin (Auntie Po), an elderly Chinese matriarch. |
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Maya and the rising dark
by Rena Barron Struggling to understand why nobody else in her South Side Chicago neighborhood can see strange phenomena, 12-year-old Maya discovers that her missing father has been protecting a supernatural boundary between worlds. |
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Oh my gods!
by Stephanie Cooke When Karen leaves New Jersey to spend time with her enigmatic father on Mount Olympus, she is shocked to learn that her junior high classmates are gods and goddesses, and that one of them is turning people to stone |
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Poseidon : earth shaker
by George O'Connor A latest entry in the series that includes Zeus and Hera graphically adapts the adventures of the Greek god of the seas, presenting the myth of how the tempestuous Poseidon became the king of the oceans and such stories as Theseus and the Minotaur, Odysseus and Polyphemos, and the founding of Athens. |
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The serpent's secret
by Sayantani DasGupta When her parents disappear and a demon appears in her kitchen, Kiranmala, who believed herself to be an ordinary sixth-grader, finds herself in another dimension where there is magic, winged horses, and talking birds. |
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The shadow prince
by David Anthony Durham In this middle grade solarpunk novel set in an alternate Egyptian universe, twelve-year-old Ash must compete and survive to become the shadow-and protector-of the prince. |
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Snapdragon
by Kat Leyh Befriending an eccentric but savvy older woman who suggests that they help each other while raising a litter of orphaned baby opossums, a young girl discovers that the woman may possess real magic and a possible connection to her family. |
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A thousand beginnings and endings : 16 retellings of Asian myths and legends
by Ellen Oh Sixteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge. |
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Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
by Xiran Jay Zhao After his augmented reality gaming headset is possessed by the spirit of the First Emperor of China, twelve-year-old Chinese American Zack Ying is compelled to travel across China to steal an ancient artifact, fight figures from Chinese history and myth, and seal a portal to prevent malicious spirits from destroying the human realm. |