By Grand Rapids Public Library

If you’re looking to take a road trip this summer but you don’t have the gas money, this is the book for you! A. Lee Martinez’s Helen & Troy’s Epic Road Quest follows two teenagers on a cross-country road trip with mythical pit stops.

While working together at a fast food restaurant called Magic Burger, Helen and Troy are forced into a quest that requires them to travel together in search of special relics in order to help an outcast god. Along the way, they stumble into magical tourist traps and outrace an angry group of ‘orks’. Sound farfetched? It’s not. The tourist traps are trying to survive in these hard economic times like any other business. The orks work as accountants to make ends meet when they aren’t called upon by the gods to do their dirty work. The government agency, the National Questing Bureau, offers just enough vague advice to be frustrating.

Will Helen and Troy find all the magic relics they need to save their lives? Will the outcast god be satisfied? Will Helen and Troy survive their quest without destroying half the country?

You do not need a love or knowledge of mythology to enjoy this. The mythology adds a fun twist to life as we know it. This is a fun read that’s perfect for an afternoon in a hammock or at the beach. It