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Oddonis and his friends are well developed, engaging, relatable characters who will draw readers into the story with ease. The plot is funny and will resonate well with fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. --School Library Journal Readers will end up admiring Oddonis for standing up for underdogs everywhere, but may spare some sympathy for Adonis, too, who turns out to be a comically clumsy oaf pressured into a win at any cost mentality by his all-powerful dad. Stay tuned for further mishaps and mythic misadventures. --Booklist

"""Oddonis's transition from outsider to a leader who sees his individuality as a strength shines through the nonstop gross-out humor and silliness. Frequent nods to well-known mythological figures will draw in readers...black-and-white illustrations by Lane, which amplify the comedy, will appeal to readers of graphic hybrids."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Oddonis and his friends are well developed, engaging, relatable characters who will draw readers into the story with ease. The plot is funny and will resonate well with fans of Jeff Kinney's ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" and Rick Riordan's ""Percy Jackson and the Olympians"" series."" -- School Library Journal ""Readers will end up admiring Oddonis for standing up for underdogs everywhere, but may spare some sympathy for Adonis, too, who turns out to be a comically clumsy oaf pressured into a ""win at any cost"" mentality by his all-powerful dad. Stay tuned for further mishaps and mythic misadventures."" -- Booklist ""Middle school is never easy, especially when you're powerless and your brother's a perfect God... Newly minted fans will hope that future myth-adventures will be just as silly."" -- Kirkus Reviews"

Oddonis and his friends are well developed, engaging, relatable characters who will draw readers into the story with ease. The plot is funny and will resonate well with fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. --School Library Journal Middle school is never easy, especially when you're powerless and your brother's a perfect God... Newly minted fans will hope that future myth-adventures will be just as silly. --Kirkus Reviews Oddonis's transition from outsider to a leader who sees his individuality as a strength shines through the nonstop gross-out humor and silliness. Frequent nods to well-known mythological figures will draw in readers...black-and-white illustrations by Lane, which amplify the comedy, will appeal to readers of graphic hybrids. --Publishers Weekly Readers will end up admiring Oddonis for standing up for underdogs everywhere, but may spare some sympathy for Adonis, too, who turns out to be a comically clumsy oaf pressured into a win at any cost mentality by his all-powerful dad. Stay tuned for further mishaps and mythic misadventures. --Booklist

Oddonis and his friends are well developed, engaging, relatable characters who will draw readers into the story with ease. The plot is funny and will resonate well with fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. --School Library Journal

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David Slavin is the author of the popular illustrated middle-grade novels Odd Gods and Odd Gods: The Oddyssey. The third book in the series, Odd Gods: The Oddlympics, is coming in Fall 2020. Adam J.B. Lane was born in London and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He studied, in the loosest sense of that word, at Harvard University and the California Institute of the Arts. He has labored for the Walt Disney Company, seen his animation appear on MTV, and authored two previous picture books for children, Monsters Party All Night Long and Stop Thief! In his spare time he draws comics for The Boston Globe. Daniel Weitzman's children's stories (Whooosh, Stoneface) have been featured in anthologies and online forums. A middle grade novel, The 27 Unadventures of Oliver Ordinary, lives in the digital universe (trailer available on YouTube). Daniel's film and TV credits for children's material include The Pirates of Central Park (Children's Film Winner, New York International Independent Film & Video Festival), Schoolhouse Rock/The Next Generation and Row Your Boat Ashore (Nicholl Fellowships Finalist). Daniel has worked with various entertainment companies, creating film scripts, TV treatments, music video narratives, virtual reality presentations, and numerous digital initiatives. He was a senior producer and writer at AOL and has worked extensively as both creative director and writer at various advertising agencies, where he crafted a number of award-winning ad campaigns. Daniel lives in New York City with his wife, and has co-authored 2 children, whom he frequently turns to for inspiration. They consider him pretty darn odd, and anything but a god.

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