Bibliograph

Medusa, Jessie Burton ; illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

Type

Label

Medusa, Jessie Burton ; illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 14+, Bloomsbury Children's BooksGrades 10-12, Bloomsbury Children's Books

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Medusa

Responsibility statement

Jessie Burton ; illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

Summary

Exiled to a far-flung island, Medusa has little company except for the snakes adorning her head instead of hair until a beautiful boy named Perseus arrives, distrupting her lonely existence and unleashing desire, love, and betrayalMedusa has been exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods. She has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. When a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love, betrayal. In this feminist retelling of the Greek myth, a moving story about consent, the abuse of power, and being comfortable in your own skin. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adolescent

Classification