Quicksilver
by Stephanie Spinner
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Hermes, Prince of Thieves and son of Zeus, relates why the seasonal change, the history of the Trojan War, his friendship with Pegasus, and many more adventures.Tags
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A book I just love that seems to have gotten lost. Told in the voice of the god Mercury, Stephanie Spinner weaves together the high points of Mercury's career as a mischievous god in a clever, amusing way. A great way to introduce students to Greek mythology.
First sentence: It's dark and gloomy, and it smells like dead sheep, but when Zeus says go to Hell, I go.
First sentence: It's dark and gloomy, and it smells like dead sheep, but when Zeus says go to Hell, I go.
Enjoyable but not terribly memorable novel starring my favorite of the Greek gods, Hermes. I was hoping for a little more depth and resonance, but enjoyed Spinner's retelling of some of the myths from Hermes' point of view
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39 Works 5,669 Members
Stephanie Spinner was born in Davenport, Iowa and attended college in Bennington, Vermont. After graduation, she moved to New York City and took a job in publishing. Needing a break, she traveled around the world including stops in London, Morocco, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. She spent many years show more painting thangkas before taking another job in the publishing industry. She became a children's book editor and eventually became a full time author. Her works include Aliens for Breakfast and Aliens for Lunch with co-author Jonathan Etra, Aliens for Dinner, and Damosel. Aliens for Breakfast won the Texas Bluebonnet Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Quicksilver
- Original publication date
- 2005-04-12
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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- ASINs
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