Publisher's Synopsis
It's been said that the gods are fickle beings: angry, jealous, spiteful, even envious.Toying with mortal man is playtime for the gods. They bully his thoughts, his feelings, and his family. Ultimately, he is an expendable piece on an elaborate board.But what does 5-year-old Amanda Walker know about the gods? For young Amanda, an ideal summer day is spent skipping in the footsteps of her beloved older brother: an afternoon at the park surrounded by sunshine, fair weather, and friends. What could possibly be better? But... reality has a startling way of shattering dreams. One shallow hint of jealousy, one minor case of bullying, and Amanda's life is changed forever!Waking up in a hospital after a terrible accident, Amanda notices that something is horribly wrong. She's...different? Not just that she miraculously survived getting hit by a car, but somehow she knows she isn't the same little girl that fell unconscious after her collision. Following a brief visit to the afterlife, she's saved by the forgotten soul of an ancient Greek champion. Defying the gods, this stoic warrior is condemned to the shadowlands for attempting to uphold his own virtuous convictions. He is cursed to live as a shade forever, neither living nor dying. With his help, the young girl manages to crawl back from the abyss, but this revived "Amanda"...is it really her?After all, she's nothing more than a little girl that's......lost in time, uncertain of her place in this scary modern world; new memories of the ancient past seem to be useless in this current age....unsure of who she's supposed to be, since her new self struggles to reconcile the two pasts she now holds vividly in her mind....still carrying the ancient warrior's curse!This first volume begins the tale of a small girl growing up, finding her place in the world. She battles meaningful childhood relationships, struggling with boys and girls her age, trying to find peace with her parents, and most importantly, seeking to fit in at school. There's also something strangely odd about some of her classmates...what unusual names they have, too! It's as if she's caught the eye of the gods!Follow a journey of wild adventures, lighthearted antics, and finding one's place in the world alongside Amanda, the girl with...A Ponytail in the Pantheon!
