Odyssey Book Talk by https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq en-us 2017-01-24 15:00:09 UTC 2025-12-15 23:16:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ring.png Title and Author ajwq9 https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149601841 The Odyssey by Homer]]> 2017-01-26 14:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149601841 Genre ajwq9 https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149602614 War Epic]]> 2017-01-26 14:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149602614 Summary ajwq9 https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149603507 The Odyssey was a great long war epic. Most of the story takes place in the City of Troy. The current belief was that Odysseus was dead. He has a wife (Penelope) and a son (Telemachus). He was trapped on an island he thought he would never leave. There has been a Trojan War. He does return but doesn't allow people to know it was him. The only person who knew who he was is because she recognized a mark on his foot. Odysseus made her swear she wouldn't tell. Since Odysseus is "dead" there has to be a new leader. The only way they can do that is, they have to string Odysseus' bow and shoot it through the rings on the handles of the axes and hit the pole. It come as no one can do it. Odysseus has returned and revealed his identity to them all. Afterward him and Telemachus kill all of the ones who tried. Odysseus kept his title in the City of Troy.

]]> 2017-01-26 14:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149603507 Awards ajwq9 https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149603954
  • ALSC May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award
  • Batchelder Award
  • Belpré Medal
  • Caldecott Medal
  • Carnegie Medal
  • Geisel Award
  • Newbery Medal
  • Odyssey Award

    • ]]>     2017-01-26 14:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149603954     Quote From A Reviewer ajwq9 https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149604475 "Absolutely Brilliant. I have given a rating of '4' only because the translation cannot compare with the epic brilliance and flavor of the original." 
    --Sayan Mukherjee

    ]]>     2017-01-26 14:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/149604475     My Take ajwq9 https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/161839555 2017-03-22 14:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwq9/7kno9tl4mneq/wish/161839555