The Odyssey a Modern Retelling by Liv Albert

Some stories have been sailing across time for nearly three thousand years. This one just got a little easier for young readers to climb aboard.

The Odyssey: A Modern Retelling takes the greatest adventure ever told and brings it fresh to a new generation. Follow the clever hero Odysseus as he battles his way home from the Trojan War, facing one-eyed giants, singing sirens, angry gods, and a sea that seems determined to keep him lost.

Liv Albert has a gift for making the ancient world feel wonderfully alive. Here, the epic is retold in language that middle grade readers (ages 8-12) can truly sink into—no dusty translations, no confusing tangles. Just pure, page-turning myth, told with wit and heart.

It’s the perfect gateway to the Greek classics. Young readers get all the monsters, magic, and heroism that have captivated audiences for centuries, in a version made just for them. Parents and teachers, take note: this is the kind of book that turns a reluctant reader into a curious one.

What we love most? It honors the original while making it feel brand-new. A story about the long journey home, the pull of family, and the courage to keep going when the odds are stacked sky-high.

There’s something fitting about reading a seafaring adventure here in Perkins Cove, with the salt air drifting in and the water just steps away. Curl up, turn the pages, and set sail.

A wonderful addition to any young reader’s shelf—and a treasured first taste of the myths that started it all.

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