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Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
160
Description
Athena learns that she is a goddess when she is summoned to Mount Olympus by her father, Zeus, and she must quickly adjust to her new status, make friends with the other godboys and goddessgirls, and catch up with all the studies she missed while attending mortal school.
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Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2010-04-06
Physical description
160 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
9780545453929
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LibraryThing member dbhutch
In this the 1st book of the Goddess Girl series Athena is living with mortals and she is sent a scroll that tells her she is to move to Mount Olympus to go to school near her father Zeus ,whom which she has never met ... she leaves her mortal home and rides on a chariot to the school she is to go
She meets a few friends and foes in the mix of Goddess girls and God boys and the mortals that go to her new school Mount Olympus Academy.
She cause trouble but only because she don't know or understand the rules , then she wins the big fair at the end and gets to bring her mortal best friend (Pallas)up for the weekend
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to.She meets a few friends and foes in the mix of Goddess girls and God boys and the mortals that go to her new school Mount Olympus Academy.
She cause trouble but only because she don't know or understand the rules , then she wins the big fair at the end and gets to bring her mortal best friend (Pallas)up for the weekend
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LibraryThing member ToxicMasquerade
I figured I would start reading the books in the kids section of BAM since they look interesting, and I need to know something about them. So, this is where I decided to start. It was actually a pretty good story about Athena's first few days at Mount Olympus Academy, MOA. Can't wait to read the
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LibraryThing member benuathanasia
A very cute, silly series for young girls. I enjoyed this book.
LibraryThing member Mary_Beth_Robb
Really cute way to teach the Hellenic deities
LibraryThing member funstm
I love this series. Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams are amazing at fracturing myths and legends. This is no exception to that. The Goddess Girls series are lighthearted, quirky reads featuring Greek myths and legends. Using the framework of the myths we know and love, Holub and Williams, twist
In this one, Athena finds out she is the daughter of Zeus and has been invited to attend Mount Olympus Academy - the school where her dad is a principal. Athena leaves behind her mortal foster family and ascends to Mount Olympus where she meets other Goddess girls and boys and learns about her heritage and finds where she belongs. I was amused by the creative elements the authors came up with like the new classes Athena takes (Beauty-ology, Beast-ology, Hero-ology, Spell-ology and Revenge-ology), the history of the mortal inventions (the rake, the ship and the olive) and the reason behind the Trojan Wars (it was a class assignment!). I liked Athena. She was thrown in the deep end of a new family, new friends and a new school but she works hard to keep on top of her schoolwork and to put herself out there and make the best of an unusual situation. It's definitely aimed at middle grade but there's enough there to amuse older readers if not taken too seriously.
My own personal rating would be 3 stars. But for the target audience 4.5
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these into tween friendly novels emphasising friendship and family. In this one, Athena finds out she is the daughter of Zeus and has been invited to attend Mount Olympus Academy - the school where her dad is a principal. Athena leaves behind her mortal foster family and ascends to Mount Olympus where she meets other Goddess girls and boys and learns about her heritage and finds where she belongs. I was amused by the creative elements the authors came up with like the new classes Athena takes (Beauty-ology, Beast-ology, Hero-ology, Spell-ology and Revenge-ology), the history of the mortal inventions (the rake, the ship and the olive) and the reason behind the Trojan Wars (it was a class assignment!). I liked Athena. She was thrown in the deep end of a new family, new friends and a new school but she works hard to keep on top of her schoolwork and to put herself out there and make the best of an unusual situation. It's definitely aimed at middle grade but there's enough there to amuse older readers if not taken too seriously.
My own personal rating would be 3 stars. But for the target audience 4.5
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LibraryThing member lexilewords
Prelim Review: As a kid who grew up on the tales of gods and heroes of Greece, I wasn't sure what to expect. With the...frustration I felt over Disney's Hercules I was a little reluctant truth be told. However I shouldn't have worried. Holub and Williams kept the spirit of the tales without
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First I should point out that I was one of those people who went to see Disney's Hercules movie and spent almost the entire movie commenting to my friends that I couldn't believe the liberties they had taken. It was pointed out to me that the actual myth was probably too hardcore for Disney (or children). I am also a fan of the television shows Hercules: the Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, both of which took enormous liberties as well, but stuck to the mythology well enough.
I sincerely wish that the Goddess Girls book series had been around back then. Holub and Williams managed to adapt the myths of Medusa, Athena's birth, parts of the Illiad/Odyssey and even a few others into a sanitized, but entertaining read appropriate for the age group (10 ). The four Goddesses we follow are Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite and Persephone. Pandora is also a character, but as she's not a Goddess she isn't officially part of the mix. We only see a couple of the Gods--Zeus, Hermes and Poseidon--though in later books I'm sure that'll change.
I found it to be interesting that Poseidon, who is Zeus' brother, was instead shown to be significantly younger than Zeus--not quite keeping in line of things, but that's okay. Athena's transfer and adaptation to 'Olympus Junior High' is rocky, but relateable for young girls in a similar situation. Not knowing the school rules, trusting the wrong person with sensitive information, making rivals and enemies simply by being yourself--these are all things kids go through. Just because Athena happened to accidentally rain inventions down on the mortal plane or she showed up Poseidon by having Odysseus totally trounce the Trojans, well that was just fun.
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sacrificing (much) of the tales themselves. Much of who Athena meets and what happens, while twisted so as to fit the junior high setting and tropes, were fun takes on the real myths. How Medusa got her snakey-hair for instance or the invention of olives.---
First I should point out that I was one of those people who went to see Disney's Hercules movie and spent almost the entire movie commenting to my friends that I couldn't believe the liberties they had taken. It was pointed out to me that the actual myth was probably too hardcore for Disney (or children). I am also a fan of the television shows Hercules: the Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, both of which took enormous liberties as well, but stuck to the mythology well enough.
I sincerely wish that the Goddess Girls book series had been around back then. Holub and Williams managed to adapt the myths of Medusa, Athena's birth, parts of the Illiad/Odyssey and even a few others into a sanitized, but entertaining read appropriate for the age group (10 ). The four Goddesses we follow are Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite and Persephone. Pandora is also a character, but as she's not a Goddess she isn't officially part of the mix. We only see a couple of the Gods--Zeus, Hermes and Poseidon--though in later books I'm sure that'll change.
I found it to be interesting that Poseidon, who is Zeus' brother, was instead shown to be significantly younger than Zeus--not quite keeping in line of things, but that's okay. Athena's transfer and adaptation to 'Olympus Junior High' is rocky, but relateable for young girls in a similar situation. Not knowing the school rules, trusting the wrong person with sensitive information, making rivals and enemies simply by being yourself--these are all things kids go through. Just because Athena happened to accidentally rain inventions down on the mortal plane or she showed up Poseidon by having Odysseus totally trounce the Trojans, well that was just fun.
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Mythology