So far, so normal. You know the kind of thing: frustrations with her self-absorbed sisters; problems with idiotic classmates; disagreements with pompous teachers; and, of course, her troubles dealing with the occasional flock of owls, swarms of snakes, or even the odd many-headed dog.

And then there's the small problem of the snake hair that appears if she doesn't control her anger...

You see, Meddy Gordon is not actually from the twenty-first century. She is, in fact, a human from ancient Greece and she has made a powerful enemy.

Meddy G is MEDUSA and she just happens to have angered Athena, the goddess of war. And what happens when the goddess of war is on the warpath? You get a bad day. A very bad day indeed.

Bethany Walker worked as a primary school teacher and then as a museum educator in some very weird and wonderful collections. Having lived in London for 15 years, Bethany recently returned, with her family, to North Lincolnshire where she grew up.

Number of pages: 288
Reading age guide: 8 to 12 years
Publication date: 14th August 2025
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780702340659
Format: Paperback

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