{"product_id":"9780702340659","title":"Medusa Gorgon's Bad Hair Day","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Walker, Bethany\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 August 2025 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e148 x 205 x 38 | 262g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Meddy Gordon has serious anger issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this hilarious book for middle-grade readers, Meddy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erants about  family and friendships, using her diary as a way\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof letting out her anger and keeping her emotions in check. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo far, so normal. You know the kind of thing: frustrations with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher self-absorbed sisters; problems with idiotic classmates; disagreements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith pompous teachers; and, of course, her troubles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edealing with the occasional flock of owls, swarms of snakes, or even\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe odd many-headed dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then there's the small problem of the snake hair that appears\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eif she doesn't control her anger...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou see, Meddy Gordon is not actually from the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is, in fact, a human from ancient Greece and she has made\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea powerful enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeddy G is MEDUSA and she just happens to have angered Athena,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe goddess of war. And what happens when the goddess of war is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the warpath? You get a bad day. A very bad day indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeddy Gorgon is loosly based on the famous Greek myth of Medusa,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eideal for young fans of Greek mythology!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly illustrated book, great for fans of Hercules: the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiary of a (sort of) Hero and Lottie Brooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny and fantastic illustrations by Katie Abey who has illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eover fifty books for children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Packed with laughs, legends and just the right\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eamount of chaos - I loved it!” - Tom Vaughan, author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof HERCULES: THE DIARY OF A (SORT OF) HERO\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55457082933572,"sku":"9780702340659","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9780702340659.jpg?v=1755012881","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9780702340659","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}