Joan Holub

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About Joan Holub

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:

• I AM THE SHARK, a picture book with heart, facts, & humor

• GODDESS GIRLS series - a middle school spin on Greek Mythology, co-author Suzanne Williams

• THIS LITTLE TRAILBLAZER; THIS LITTLE ARTIST; THIS LITTLE DREAMER; THIS LITTLE PRESIDENT & more -- a fun NF board book series

• ZERO THE HERO - a picture book illus by NYTimes bestselling Tom Lichtenheld

• MIGHTY DADS, a picture book illus by James Dean

• MIGHTY MOMS, a board book illus by Joyce Wan

• LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS early chapter bk series (ages 5-7)

• THUNDER GIRLS a middle school spin on Norse mythology

• SHAMPOODLE

• BALLET STARS

• WHO WAS BABE RUTH? / WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY?

• LITTLE RED WRITING, a picture book, 3 starred reviews + 4 notable lists

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Aphrodite the Beauty (Goddess Girls Book 3) Jul 16, 2010

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

( 146 )

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Well-researched and true to the original myths, each volume in the Goddess Girls series addresses contemporary issues like friendships and relationships from a classically accurate—and entertaining—persepective.

In Aphrodite the Beauty, Aphrodite, goddessgirl of love, must deal with jealousy after giving Athena a makeover. It doesn’t seem fair that the godboys pay more attention to her friend when Aphrodite is supposed to be destined for love! She also copes with a crush from an unlikely source—the nerdy Hephaestus (god of the smith)—and learns that love comes in many forms.

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Hardcover , Paperback , Audio CD

What Were the Salem Witch Trials? (What Was?) Aug 11, 2015

by Joan Holub, Who HQ, Dede Putra

( 489 )

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Something wicked was brewing in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It started when two girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, began having hysterical fits. Soon after, other local girls claimed they were being pricked with pins. With no scientific explanation available, the residents of Salem came to one conclusion: it was witchcraft! Over the next year and a half, nineteen people were convicted of witchcraft and hanged while more languished in prison as hysteria swept the colony. Author Joan Holub gives readers and inside look at this sinister chapter in history.

Other Formats: Library Binding , Paperback

Who Was Marco Polo? (Who Was?) Jul 5, 2007

by Joan Holub, Who HQ, John O'Brien

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Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about . . . or was it all made-up? Young readers are presented with the facts in this entertaining, highly readable Who Was . . . ? biography with black-and-white artwork by John O?Brien.

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Library Binding , Paperback

What Was the Gold Rush? (What Was?) Feb 7, 2013

by Joan Holub, Who HQ, Tim Tomkinson

( 461 )

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In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!

Other Formats: Library Binding , Paperback

What Was the First Thanksgiving? (What Was?) Aug 15, 2013

by Joan Holub, Who HQ, Lauren Mortimer

( 470 )

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Learn more about the history of the feast that started off as a harvest celebration and has now become a national holiday.

After their first harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims at Plymouth shared a three-day feast with their Native American neighbors. Of course, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag didn’t know it at the time, but they were making history.

Other Formats: Library Binding , Paperback

Poseidon and the Sea of Fury (Heroes in Training Book 2) Dec 4, 2012

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, Craig Phillips

( 61 )

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A young Poseidon must triumph over aquatic terrors in this Heroes in Training adventure.

The merciless Cronus and his Titan buddies are in hot pursuit of Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon, who plan to travel across the treacherous boiling sea in order to save a fellow Olympian. They have a boat, but they also have a problem: Poseidon can’t swim and is terrified of the water (well, really of the creatures that lurk in its depths). The group faces danger after danger as they battle singing sirens, a fishy and ferocious Titan named Oceanus, and people-eating monsters sent by Cronus himself. Can Poseidon overcome his fears and help his fellow heroes escape Cronus and his cronies?

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Hardcover , Paperback , Audio CD

Artemis the Brave (Goddess Girls Book 4) Dec 7, 2010

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

( 123 )

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Artemis may be the goddess of the hunt, but that doesn't mean she
always feels brave. Will she find the courage to talk to Orion (the new
mortal "star" at school), to make him see her as more than a pal, and to
ace Beast-ology class?

The Goddess Girls series by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams puts a
modern spin on classic Greek myths! Follow the ins and outs of divine
social life at Mount Olympus Academy where the most privileged godboys
and goddessgirls in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills.

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Hardcover , Paperback

Pheme the Gossip (Goddess Girls Book 10) Apr 2, 2013

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

( 83 )

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Get to know Goddess Girl Pheme…the original “gossip girl”!

As the goddess girl of rumor and gossip, Pheme prides herself on being “in the know” and having the most up-to-date info on anyone and everyone at Mount Olympus Academy. To make sure that people really get her VIP messages, her words tend to linger in cloud letters above her head—just in case people don’t catch what she says!

But not everyone is thrilled with Pheme’s insider knowledge on everything MOA—including the Goddess Girls. Can Pheme ever be trusted? Or will this “gossip girl” find herself on the other end of the rumors?

Other Formats: Hardcover , Paperback

Who Was Johnny Appleseed? (Who Was?) Sep 8, 2005

by Joan Holub, Who HQ, Anna DiVito

( 245 )

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The perfect biography to "bite into" at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple trees to the midwest. Over John Chapman’s lifetime, he saw the country grow and start to spread westward. Traveling alone— in bare feet and sporting a pot on his head!—Johnny left his own special mark planting orchards that helped nourish new communities. His journeys and adventures are illustrated in a hundred black-and-white illustrations.

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Library Binding , Paperback

Who Was Babe Ruth? (Who Was?) Jan 5, 2012

by Joan Holub, Who HQ, Ted Hammond

( 867 )

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Just in time for baseball season!

Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he was a handful. It was at a reform school that Babe discovered his talent for baseball, and by the age of nineteen, he was on his way to becoming a sports legend. Babe was often out of shape and even more often out on the town, but he had a big heart and an even bigger swing! Kids will learn all about the Home Run King in this rags-to- riches sports biography. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, a true sports legend is brought to life.

Other Formats: Library Binding , Paperback

Ballet Stars (Step into Reading) Jun 26, 2012

by Joan Holub, illustrated by Shelagh McNichlolas, Shelagh McNicholas

( 888 )

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From ballet class to rehearsal for the big show to the final curtesies—budding ballet stars show emergent readers each step and pirouette along the way! This Step 1 story has big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, and picture clues and two sheets of irresistably adorable stickers. It's a natural for young readers who are learning ballet or aspire to take ballet classes.

Other Formats: Library Binding , Paperback

The Girl Games (Goddess Girls) Jul 10, 2012

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

( 135 )

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The first-ever standalone Super Special in the Goddess Girls series--let the games begin!
Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis are so annoyed at being left
out of the annual boys-only Olympic Games. Their solution? The Girl
Games! But as the Goddess Girls work to turn their dream into a reality,
they come up against plenty of chaos, competition, and even the cutest
kitten ever. Told in the four girls' alternating points of view, this
Super Special is packed with Olympic spirit!

Other Formats: Hardcover , Paperback

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