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Its time for the annual Olympic Games and the four goddessgirls are not happy--especially Artemis Even though shes better at sports than most of the godboys she cant compete because rules say the Games are boys-only No fair Led by Artemis Athena Persphone and Aphrodite the ladies of Mount Olympus hatch a plan to get Zeus to open up the games to everyone Will they succeed--or end up watching from the sidelines againThese classic myths from the Greek pantheon are given a modern twist that contemporary tweens can relate to from dealing with bullies like Medusa to a first crush on an unlikely boy Goddess Girls follows four goddesses-in-training - Athena Persephone Aphrodite and Artemis - as they navigate the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy where the most priviledged gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills.
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Joan is a NY Times bestselling children's author, with books starring goddessgirls, poodles, a superhero zero, and even a red pencil, in stories about friendship, girl-power, mythology, and other universally important stuff:* MIGHTY DADS, a picture book illus by James Dean* LITTLE RED WRITING, a picture book, 3 starred reviews 4 notable lists* GODDESS GIRLS series - a middle school spin on Greek Mythology, co-author Suzanne Williams* THIS LITTLE TRAILBLAZER; THIS LITTLE ARTIST; THIS LITTLE SCIENTIST; THIS LITTLE PRESIDENT and more -- a fun nonfiction board book series* ZERO THE HERO - a picture book illus by NY Times bestselling Tom Lichtenheld * LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS series (#1 Athena and the Magic Land, ages 5-7) * THUNDER GIRLS a middle school spin on Norse mythology (#1 Freya and the Magic Jewel) * SHAMPOODLE* BALLET STARS* WHO WAS BABE RUTH? / WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? http://www.joanholub.com
