The Goddess Test introduces Kate Winters, whose main interest is spending time with her dying mother, who has convinced her to move to her home town of Eden, Michigan. But does she really mean it? The sequel, entitled Underworld, will be published in summer 2012. She tells him to leave her alone and returns a necklace that he gave her while she was in the Underworld. In Isla Huesos, which happens to be a portal to the Underworld, she reconnects with her mother's family and starts school, but John seems to be monitoring her every move. Due to the pool’s frigid temperature, she is resuscitated, but not before she makes a trip to the Underworld and meets John, who doesn't want to let her go. In Meg Cabot's Abandon, the first book in a proposed trilogy, Pierce and her mother have moved to Isla Huesos in South Florida after Pierce nearly drowns in a swimming pool.
Meg Cabot's Abandon, Aimee Carter's The Goddess Test, and Emily Whitman's Radiant Darkness, all involve the myth of Persephone. Demeter refuses to let plant life grow during the 6 months Persephone is gone, thus explaining the seasons. A compromise is reached in which Persephone spends 6 months a year with Hades and 6 months on earth. Zeus says that Persephone may return to earth if she has not eaten anything, but Hades woos her with a six seeds of a pomegranate. Demeter is distraught and convinces Zeus to intervene. In the Greek myth Persephone, daughter of the Greek gods Zeus and Demeter, is abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld.
Recently, I have read three YA novels that incorporate the myth of Persephone and Hades in the story. Classic Connections, one of my favorite units in my book, involves modern young adult authors retelling a classic story in a modern setting or using elements of a classic in a modern tale.
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