Muse Squad The Cassandra Curse, Chantel Acevedo
Muse Squad The Cassandra Curse, Chantel Acevedo
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Muse Squad: The Cassandra Curse

Author: Chantel Acevedo

Narrator: Kyla Garcia

Unabridged: 10 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Storytide

Published: 07/07/2020

Synopsis

The first in an action-packed debut middle grade fantasy duology about a Cuban American girl who discovers that she’s one of the nine Muses of Greek mythology. Perfect for fans of The Serpent’s Secret, the Aru Shah series, and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.Callie Martinez-Silva didn’t mean to turn her best friend into a pop star. But when a simple pep talk leads to miraculous results, Callie learns she’s the newest muse of epic poetry, one of the nine Muses of Greek mythology tasked with protecting humanity’s fate in secret.Whisked away to Muse Headquarters, she joins three recruits her age, who call themselves the Muse Squad. Together, the junior muses are tasked with using their magic to inspire and empower—not an easy feat when you’re eleven and still figuring out the goddess within.When their first assignment turns out to be Callie’s exceptionally nerdy classmate, Maya Rivero, the squad comes to Miami to stay with Callie and her Cuban family. There, they discover that Maya doesn’t just need inspiration, she needs saving from vicious Sirens out to unleash a curse that will corrupt her destiny.As chaos erupts, will the Muse Squad be able to master their newfound powers in time to thwart the Cassandra Curse . . . or will it undo them all?

About Chantel Acevedo

Chantel Acevedo was born in Miami to Cuban parents. She is the acclaimed author of the Muse Squad middle grade series, as well as several adult novels, including The Distant Marvels, which was a finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and she is also a professor of English at the University of Miami, where she directs the MFA program. Chantel lives with her personal Muse Squad, aka her family, in Florida. You can visit her online at www.chantelacevedo.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalia on July 06, 2020

This book is as fun (and funny!) as it is heartfelt and heroic. I loved the way Acevedo explores the meaning of inspiration—what it means to be moved to do something, create something, feel something—and what a magical force love is, through the story of Callie and her new friends (all part of the M......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on August 18, 2020

A quick, engaging read that would be a good fit for our 6th grade readers. The magic is fun, the stakes felt realistic with just enough suspense but not too scary, and the friendship between the characters was really the star of the show. One of the things that bothered me but may not stick out to k......more

Goodreads review by FloeticFlo on October 20, 2022

The end got a little weird (and by a little, I mean super). But overall a quick, easy, fun read. We see so much about demigods that it was nice to follow a story about muses for a change. Also, the story takes place in my backyard so it was fun seeing places I’m familiar with as story settings. I’ll......more

Goodreads review by Nini on October 10, 2020

Muse Squad: The Cassandra Curse tells the story of Calliope Martinez-Silva who is not only grieving the death of her aunt but is also trying to figure out middle school. When returning from a concert with her best-friend Raquel, she has near death experience, she starts noticing a weird feeling and......more

Goodreads review by Zimmy W on May 10, 2021

after reading: oh my god, this story was SO good, and this book needs to be in the hands of every child who's interested in Rick Riordan books. A feminist, diverse modern green mythology story for a new generation of kids. before reading: This book sounds so amazing, I can't wait to read!......more

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