This book is like Rick Riordan and Gaiman's American Gods. There are children. They meet mythical creatures. They, the weirdos, are the only ones who can save the world. There are also aliens. They are the ones threatening the world. It has a bit of that technology versus magic stuff. You learn a bit about some of the lesser-known mythologies. The Earth technology is pretty dated, so you'll have to read it as historical fiction set no later than the early 90s in order to not laugh at how computers are talked about. Enjoyable. Makes me wonder why Pamela Service never became a really popular author. She does all the stuff people seem to like, and she did it decades before Percy Jackson. ( )

Cute adventure, and kids will have fun learning a bit about some heroes like Siegfried and Baba Yaga, and nice message about finding your own identity separate from the popular clique, but ultiimately not enough for me to recommend.   ( )