"A Greek myth."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

The legend begins -- Fantastic creatures -- Great challenges -- Extraordinary prizes -- Above and below.

The son of Zeus, king of the gods, and a mortal mother, Hercules faces the wrath of Zeus's wife Hera, who resents her illegitimate stepson and vows to bring him misery. She tricks Hercules into performing a series of twelve seemingly impossible labors. Is Hercules strong enough to foil her scheme?

540 Lexile.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.6 1.0 107488.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 3.6 1.

A Junior Library Guild selection.