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

by Joan Holub, Who HQ, Dede Putra

( 488 )

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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.

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

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

( 147 )

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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.

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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.

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Medusa the Mean (Goddess Girls Book 8) Apr 3, 2012

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

( 117 )

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Medusa wants to be more like her two sisters and the other kids at Mount
Olympus Academy -- immortal. Is that too much to ask? As one of the few
mortals at MOA, it's hard not to get jealous when you're surrounded by
beautiful, powerful goddessgirl and godboy classmates. And it isn't easy
making friends either, especially when you have snakes for hair and one
mean reputation!

When Medusa discovers an ad in her Teen Scrollizine
for the IMMORTALIZER, a necklace that promises immortality, this looks
like it could be her best shot at the two things she covets most: 1) to
be as popular as the four most popular goddessgirls--Athena, Aphrodite,
Persephone, and Artemis; and 2) to have her supercrush, Poseidon,
finally notice her. But when the necklace brings about popularity in the
totally wrong way, things go from bad to worse and Medusa fears that
she'll never get the things she wants so much.

Can this "meanie" turn it all around and prove that there's more to her that meets the eye?

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Artemis the Loyal (Goddess Girls Book 7) Dec 6, 2011

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

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It's time for the annual Olympic Games, and the four goddessgirls are
not happy--especially Artemis. Even though she's better at sports than
most of the godboys, she can't 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 again?

These 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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Persephone the Phony (Goddess Girls Book 2) Mar 25, 2010

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

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AS PERSEPHONE'S MOTHER ENCOURAGES HER to do,
she often "goes along to get along" instead of doing what she really
wants. But when she meets Mount Olympus Academy bad-boy Hades, she
finally feels she has found someone with whom she can be herself. He's
the first person who actually listens to her, and she finds
herself liking him, despite the fact that the other goddessgirls think
he's bad news. But if he makes her feel so special -- and she's so comfortable hanging around him
-- can he really be all that bad?

Authors Joan Holub and Suzanne
Williams put a modern spin on classic myths with the Goddess Girls
series. 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.

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

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

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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.

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

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

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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?

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Amphitrite the Bubbly (Goddess Girls Book 17) Aug 18, 2015

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

( 87 )

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A new mergirl shows up at Mount Olympus Academy—and Poseidon just might be her perfect match in this seventeenth Goddess Girls adventure.

Amphitrite is a mergirl with a big crush on Poseidon—but will his quirks make her fall out of like?

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Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (Heroes in Training Book 1) Aug 7, 2012

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, Craig Phillips

( 107 )

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After pulling a magical thunderbolt from a stone, ten-year-old Zeus goes on the adventure of a lifetime in this thrilling start to a brand-new series!The terrible Titans—merciless giants who enjoy snacking on humans—have dominated the earth and put the world into chaos. But their rule is about to be put to the test as a group of young Olympians discover their powers and prepare to righteously rule the universe....

Ten-year-old Zeus is mystified (and super-annoyed) by the fact that he keeps getting hit by lightening. Every. Single. Year. He also longs for adventure, as he has never been far from the cave where he grew up.

Zeus gets his wish—and a lot more than he bargained for—when he is kidnapped by dangerous, giant Titans! In self-defense, Zeus grabs the first thing he sees—an actual thunderbolt he pulls from a stone that is covered in mysterious markings. Zeus is the only one who can decipher the markings, and sets off on a quest to rescue his fellow Olympians from the evil Cronus. Armed with his trusty thunderbolt (named Bolt, of course), Zeus is on an adventure of a lifetime—and a journey to fulfill his destiny as King of the Gods.

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Pandora the Curious (Goddess Girls Book 9) Dec 4, 2012

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

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Athena the Brain (Goddess Girls Book 1) Mar 25, 2010

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

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In Athena the Brain, Athena always knew she was smart and special, but she didn’t realize that she was a goddess! When she’s whisked away to Mount Olympus Academy, she worries about fitting in and dealing with her dad (Zeus). Luckily, she meets the Goddess Girls and finds the best friends she’s ever had.

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