When a school show-and-tell project goes horribly awry, a legendary box is opened and its contents are released, unleashing a host of evils upon humanity. Blamed for the accident, thirteen-year-old Pandora is hauled before the Greek gods themselves to rectify the situation, and given six months to track down the plagues and return them to the box. Assisted by her best friends and given secret guidance from some of the more sympathetic immortals, she embarks upon a globe-spanning, death-defying quest to save the world. Inspired by the famous Greek myth and imbued with some modern teen sensibilities, this is an amusing, entertaining, light-hearted (yet occasionally creepy) story featuring an irrepressible, spunky protagonist and a host of memorable supporting characters. It’ll be interesting to watch Pandora’s adventures in the books to come.