HOMER: The Odyssey Retold by Geraldine McCaughrean (Puffin Classics)

Follow Odysseus, the hero of ancient Greece, on his perilous journey home.

After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers - Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the wrath of the gods themselves - before he is reunited with his wife and son.

Plus an introduction by Geraldine McCaughrean, and a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more…