Ulysses of Ithaca

The greatest adventure story ever told, reimagined for young readers. After ten years of war at Troy, the Greek hero Ulysses faces a journey home that will last another ten years. Cursed by the sea god Poseidon, he encounters the Cyclops Polyphemus, the witch Circe, the lure of the Sirens, and the ghosts of the underworld. Each trial tests his cunning and his will to survive. Back on Ithaca, his wife Penelope holds the kingdom together, weaving a burial shroud by day and unraveling it by night to delay the suitors who feast in her halls and demand she choose a new husband. This is a story of patience versus pressure, wit versus strength, and one man's determination to return to the place he belongs. Becker's retelling has introduced generations of young readers to the enduring power of Greek myth, capturing the loneliness of exile and the sweetness of homecoming.