Corey Ann Haydu 
Widely Unknown Myth of Apple & Dorothy 

Critically acclaimed author Corey Ann Haydu crafts a spellbinding tale following the modern-day descendants of ancient Greek godsand how two young girls struggling against the weight of the family history end up becoming their own epic myth with large consequences. If you could choose to be a god forever, would you do it? Every winter solstice, todays Earthly descendants of Greek gods, nymphs, and muses must visit Mount Olympus to preserve their near-godly status. Until Dorothys mother refuses to go, sealing her fate and dying a human death shortly after. In retaliation, the gods release an ultimatum: return to the heavens as gods or live as humans on Earth. Everyone must now make a choice.Dorothy is already at the bottom of the godly chain as the descendant of the infamous Pandora. Without her mother, the rest of Dorothys world becomes quieter, stillerand her grief threatens to consume her.Apple, on the other hand, is the beloved descendant of Zeus and Hera. She is the most popular girl in school, and knows she must maintain a perfect facade, or risk ruining the family name.The two girls couldnt be more different, but their mothers were best friends, and now they finally grow closer, too. Yet as the solstice nears, Apples fear of losing Dorothy causes her to make a choice for herself and Dorothy that changes everythingand the consequences are great. Will the Apple and Dorothy be able to fix their friendship? Will they even choose the same path? Olympus or Earth?