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{{Short description|2005 novel by Tobias Druitt}}
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[[File:Corydon and the Island of Monsters.jpg|thumb|First edition (UK)]]
'''''Corydon and the Island of Monsters''''' is the first instalment of the Corydon Trilogy, penned by [[Tobias Druitt]]; a pseudonym for a mother-son writing combination.  It was published in the United Kingdom by [[Simon & Schuster]] in 2005, and in the United States by A. A. Knopf in 2006, and distributed by [[Random House]].  According to [[WorldCat]], almost 500 libraries have copies of the book.<ref>http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61881017&referer=brief_results {{Bare URL inline|date=September 2022}}</ref>  It appears on numerous library and school reading lists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saclibrary.org/Kids/Great-Reads-For-Kids/10-Fairy-Tales-to-Read/ |website=www.saclibrary.org/Kids/Great-Reads-For-Kids/10-Fairy-Tales-to-Read/ |title=Readalikes for Percy Jackson and the Olympians |publisher=Sacramento Public Library |accessdate=9 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418093416/http://www.saclibrary.org/Kids/Great-Reads-For-Kids/10-Fairy-Tales-to-Read/ |archive-date=18 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weststleonardsprimaryacademy.org.uk/docs/reading/Reading%20List%20-%20Year%20Five%20-%20Year%20Six.pdf |website=www.weststleonardsprimaryacademy.org.uk |title=Upper Key Stage Two Reading List |publisher=West St Leonards Primary Academy |accessdate=9 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083353/http://www.weststleonardsprimaryacademy.org.uk/docs/reading/Reading%20List%20-%20Year%20Five%20-%20Year%20Six.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wppl.org/teens/readnext_mythology.htm|website=www.wppl.org |title=Stories from Greek & Roman mythology
|date=23 October 2012 |publisher=Winter Park Public Library |accessdate=9 May 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=24056|website=www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=24056 |title=Tales of Myth and Legend at the Pleasanton Public Library|date=June 2011 |publisher=Pleasanton Public Library |accessdate=9 May 2015 }}</ref>
''Corydon and the Island of Monsters'' has been translated into Czech as ''Corydon a ostrov příšer'' (Millennium Publishing, 2008) and into French as ''Corydon et l'île aux monstres'' (Tourbillon, 2009).
==Plot summary==
The book draws on classical Greek mythology and follows Corydon, an outcast boy, neglected because of his goat foot.
==Reception==
[[Kirkus Reviews]] found that "Reading this witty, profoundly sapient take on the old tales will leave readers impatient for the sequels."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tobias-druitt/corydon-and-the-island-of-monsters/ |website=www.kirkusreviews.com |title=Corydon and the Island of Monsters|date=1 January 2006 |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |accessdate=9 May 2015 }}</ref>   [[Common Sense Media]] called it "a good introduction to some famous stories, and it can be a treat for parents, too." but stated that "The pacing is erratic, as is the tone .... Even more annoying are references to events that haven't happened yet." yet "the story is surprisingly moving, especially a mother-son relationship."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/corydon-the-island-of-monsters-the-corydon-trilogy-book-1|website=www.commonsensemedia.org |title=Corydon & the Island of Monsters: The Corydon Trilogy, Book 1|date=22 June 2010 |publisher=Common Sense Media Inc |accessdate=9 May 2015 }}</ref>
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