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Odd Gods Audiobook Summary

Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Percy Jackson in Odd Gods, the first book in a hilarious series about the most unlikely, unusual Gods ever to grace the halls of Mount Olympus Middle School.

A Summer 2019 Kids’ Indie Next Pick!

Oddonis may be the son of Zeus, but he’s a little bit…odd for a God. He’s so odd, in fact, he’s not sure if he has any powers at all. And if that isn’t enough, his twin brother Adonis is the most popular, most athletic, and most otherworldly handsome God of them all.

Oddonis’s future at Mount Olympus Middle isn’t looking bright, especially when he makes the last-minute decision to run against Adonis to be class president.

With the help of his friends Mathena (Goddess of math and poultry), Germes (God of all things sniffling and snotty), Puneous (the smallest God of them all), and Gaseous (enough said?), Oddonis is determined to win the race, prove that his friends are as good as any Greek God, and maybe, just maybe, find out what his true powers really are.

Listen to the hilarious new adventures of Oddonis and his friends from debut children’s authors David Slavin and Daniel Weitzman.

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Odd Gods Audiobook Narrator

Ramon de Ocampo is the narrator of Odd Gods audiobook that was written by David Slavin

David Slavin is the author of the popular illustrated middle-grade novels Odd Gods and Odd Gods: The Oddyssey. The third book in the series, Odd Gods: The Oddlympics, is coming in Fall 2020.

About the Author(s) of Odd Gods

David Slavin is the author of Odd Gods

Subjects

The publisher of the Odd Gods is HarperCollins. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Greek & Roman, Juvenile Fiction, Legends, Myths, Fables

Additional info

The publisher of the Odd Gods is HarperCollins. The imprint is HarperCollins. It is supplied by HarperCollins. The ISBN-13 is 9780062912213.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Historic

June 07, 2021

This book was good! I liked the plot and everything. The only thing that I disliked was that the Greek Myth facts were wrong. Either way, I loved the art, the book, the plot, everything! Very entertaining! I hope to get the second book!

Willemijn

March 27, 2020

Over de Griekse Goden weet ik best veel, maar van Kakdonis had ik nog nooit gehoord. Ik wist niet goed wat ik van dit boek moest verwachten, maar ik heb er hardop om zitten lachen. Wat een grappig boek!Kakdonis is een beetje een mislukkeling, maar hij bedoelt het allemaal goed. Zijn vrienden zijn stuk voor stuk ook hilarisch. Gassus laat de hele dag scheten, bedoeld en onbedoeld. Bacterius is de meeste tijd in de vuilnisbak te vinden op zoek naar eten en Insomnia is de beste in wiskunde, maar is ook de godin van de kippen. Ieniemieniemus is zoals zijn naam al doet vermoeden heel klein. Alles wat hij zegt in het boek, is ook in kleinere letters gezet, erg leuk detail!Het zal voor kinderen herkenbaar zijn hoe Kakdonis zich voelt op een nieuwe school. Je hebt populaire kinderen, maar ook de minder populaire. In dit boek de goden en de niet goden genoemd. Het boek staat vol met leuke woordgrapjes en verwijzingen naar onze wereld. Kinderen met een grote woordenschat zullen misschien meer grapjes begrijpen, maar gelukkig blijven er genoeg grappen over. Het eerste moment dat ik hardop moest lachen, was toen ze vertelden hoe de gymmeester heet.“Onze gymleraar, meester Glutus Maximus, blaast op zijn fluitje en zet dat we in een cirkel moeten gaan staan.” p. 99Gekke Goden van de Olympus is dus een grappig boek vol met herkenbare situaties. Ook kun je leren dat je met doorzettingsvermogen heel ver kunt komen. Op de rug staat een 1 dus ik verwacht dat er meer boeken zullen verschijnen met Kakdonis. Ik verheug me er al op!

Mehsi

March 17, 2020

Come see a twin brother discover his own strength and his own friends despite being not as fabulous as his twin brother.I read this book in Dutch (where it is called Gekke Goden van Olympus) but I want to write my review in English.We all know that one person in your life who does so much better than you, often that is a friend, but in Oddonis case that is his twinbrother, Adonis. Yep, Adonis, that Adonis. You can imagine that he is charismatic, gorgeous (well, I guess), fabulous. And also a dick, but that is something he only truly shows at school/away from his parents. Even Zeus, their father, loves his fabulous son more than his odd son. So throughout the book we see Oddonis try to find his way in life, to make something out of it despite living in the shadow of his brother. I felt so sorry for Oddonis that he had to go through all the things he went through. No one deserves that. That is why I was rooting like mad for Oddonis to find his place and to make something out of these lemons life is giving him. I wanted to see him gain more confidence and find his powers. I loved how fast he found friends and how they all helped him out when he decided to go up against his brother in the elections for student president. Throughout the book we see many references to the world/greek mythology, we read about Freya and her love for strange food, we see Olympus, we read about gods (and that there is a big discrimination going on with gods vs those without powers), we see various famous gods/goddesses walking around or be talked about. I really had so much as I love Greek Mythology. Plus, there is tons of humour and puns to make the book a hilarious and fun trip. Translation-wise: While I did love how the story flowed and how the humour was kept (which believe me isn't easy given how often the humour and jokes get lost in translation) I am a bit sad that they destroyed Mathena's name and changed it to Insomnia... I mean if you are going to keep the other names themed to the book's theme than you can also keep the name. The other 3 friends have mostly kept their name or very close to it (like I just love how Puneous became Ieniemieniemus). The art was quite fun and fitting with the silly and weird story! All in all, I do hope for more of these books as I definitely want to see what is next for Oddonis. I would recommend this book to all who are in the mood for a silly book and love Greek Mythology. Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/

Sara

February 16, 2021

Not a book I would’ve picked up but after reading the synopsis of the book I gave it a try because I love 1. Love anything to do with gods whether it’s Greek, Roman, Egyptian.... etc. and 2. It just looked so darn cute. So there’s this boy named oddonis who is well odd and a bit strange. His parents are Zeus the almighty god and his mother is Freya a Nordic goddess. She gave birth to two boys as you know oddonis and Adonis. This is his first year in middle school and he meets his new friends( who are also odd) who help him run for class president. His opponent is his mean brother Adonis. I did thoroughly enjoy this book, even though it is one of those middle school books. It was a fast read, for being middle grade it was very easy to follow. I also loved the pictures, and I want to continue with the series.

Jess

April 22, 2019

Funny cute middle grade book.Had me laughing like crazy even though it was for kids.

Derek

July 24, 2020

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Pop

November 05, 2018

"Revenge of the Nerds", Middle Grade Greek StyleIn the original "Revenge of the Nerds" the oddball underdogs had to prevail over the "Greek" fraternities and sororities. In this version we cut out the middleman, and everyone is Greek right from the outset. Kidding aside, this is a charming and very funny school daze, family, friendship, self-discovery comedy with a surplus of clever and witty wordplay.We start with two twin boys. The premise is that one of the boys, Adonis, is a perfect young god. The twin, our hero, is Oddonis, a good-hearted but sort of schlubby regular kid. The two are starting middle school, and Oddonis hopes that, with the influx of lots of kids from other elementary schools, he'll be able to turn over a new leaf. Turns out that the God versus non-God social structure persists, and may be even worse than in elementary school. What will become of Oddonis?You can see it coming, but that's not a fault. Oddonis has his pal Gaseous, (who farts when nervous). He meets tiny mini-God Puneous. There's slobby Germes. And there's a new gal pal - Mathena, the Goddess of Math and Poultry. Together, through means of a school election, they resolve to stand up to the snotty perfect Gods and level the playing field for the non Gods.Here's the thing. Oddonis is a engagingly deadpan narrator with an easygoing charm. His best bud Gaseous is a dependable wingman. Easily agitated Puneous is a hoot, and unflappable Mathena is the understated brains in the group. The plot unfolds smoothly, with interesting twists and turns. Along the way Oddonis and Adonis have to come to grips with being brothers. Their Dad, Zeus, has to figure out how to be fair to both. The nerd non-Gods have to have their moment. And the friends have to work together and stay friends in the face of various challenges.This is all upbeat and lighthearted. It's also funny, on a lot of levels. There is wordplay with every name. (Instead of having a three headed dog, like Cerberus, Oddonis has a dog with three butts. He's named "Trianus". I'm sorry, but the middle grader in me thinks that's funny.) There are funny school life throw-away lines on every page. (School food, teachers, morning assembly, gym class, and so on.) There is clever banter among the friends, and everything from fart jokes to slightly edgy observations. Even the illustrations are amusing and good-natured, add energy to the pages, and nicely illustrate the action.The upshot is that this looked like a clever tale right at the outset. But the more I read the more I came to admire and appreciate what a witty and well balanced story was being told. This was a very happy find.(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

Christine

February 27, 2020

What if Adonis had a twin brother?

Sheila

December 09, 2019

Oddonis is the younger brother of Adonis and they are both starting middle school. Adonis is a god. Oddonis is not. Now it is time to pick a class president and Oddonis has decided to make it a race for Adonis. Can he and his crew win?This story is fun! I love Oddonis and his crew. They are a sorry bunch and yet I wanted them to win. I loved how Mathena (top in math) finally gets through to Oddonis about math and how they use it to campaign. Oddonis' speech was from the heart. The drawings help during the speech. At least explain the non-gods reaction. I enjoyed the election but I will not ruin it by revealing the results. Read the book.I look forward to further adventures with Oddonis and his motley crew.

Caity

April 11, 2019

This is a funny book with a great message about embracing who you are in order to find your strengths. There are a lot of gross out and fart jokes so be prepared for that type of humor but there are also jokes about the gods and middle school in general. My one complaint is there isn't much explanation of who the gods are, their powers, and stories so this is definitely a book for readers who are already familiar with mythology. I think its a great book for kids who may be nervous about going to middle school or fitting in who love mythology and fart jokes.

Tnb

April 19, 2020

This is a great little book. It is light years better than either captain underpants or the diary of wimpy kid. It's funny, it's boy-style funny, it will totally appeal to any adult who has paid attention to politics the last few years, it has a bit of an educational component, first it has a fluffed up and jumbled version of multiple presidential speeches, and there are of course the complex greek gods, but funny. Any boy will eat this book up in a matter of hours.

James

November 21, 2020

This is an interesting tale about two sons of Zeus. One of them is perfect in every way the other one is on. The two of them compete to become president of the school class. Miraculously the boat is evenly divided between them. The odd brother learns that his power is to help others be their own best. Apparently, that is an equal type of perfect.

Michelle

July 08, 2019

I enjoyed this book! I thought it was a perfect bridging book for kids going from beginning chapter books to the full on 9-12 section. It’s full of silliness and puns. I also really enjoyed the artwork. In my opinion it’ll make a great new series for reluctant readers.

Ashley

February 24, 2020

Perfect for those who love Dog Man, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Captain Underpants. A funny take on Mythology. It was kind of like a mix of Disney's Sky High with the three previously mentioned book and set in middle school.

Paula

April 27, 2019

Great new book for middle grade kids, especially those who’ve read Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Such a fun read with a message- embrace who you are to find your power. Even has a bit of “Revenge of the Nerds” feel with the odd kids versus the “god” kids.

Rowan

October 06, 2019

It's very funny! definitely would read again.

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