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Sixteen-year-old Elektra Kamenides is well on her way to becoming a proper southern belle in the small Mississippi college town she calls home. That is, until her mother decides to uproot her and her kid sister Thalia and start over in California. They leave behind Elektra's father--a professor and leading expert on Greek mythology, and Elektra can't understand why. For her, life is tragedy, and all signs point to her family being cursed.
About the author
Douglas Rees is a young adult librarian and also the award-winning author of fifteen children's books, ranging from picture books to YA titles, including Vampire High, The Juliet Spell, Uncle Pirate, and the soon to be published Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken. Doug lives in San JoséCalifornia.
Summary
Funny and smart with all the angst and sass of adolescence and a colorful cast of quirky characters, Elektra's Adventures in Tragedy is a refreshing contemporary coming-of-age story about one Greek girl's odyssey home.
Foreword
Funny and smart with all the angst and sass of adolescence and a colorful cast of quirky characters, Elektra's Adventures in Tragedy is a refreshing contemporary coming-of-age story about one Greek girl's odyssey home.
