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
https://www.joanholub.com

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

by Joan Holub , Who HQ , Tim Tomkinson

( 353 )

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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!

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

by Joan Holub , Who HQ , Dede Putra

( 420 )

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

by Joan Holub , Who HQ , Ted Hammond

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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.

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

by Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams

( 131 )

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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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Shampoodle (Step into Reading) May 4, 2011

by Joan Holub , Tim Bowers

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It's picture day at the dog park. But before the first photo can be taken, an exuberant pack of pups needs a bit of grooming. So they’re off to Shampoodle, the local pet salon, where the eager dogs simply cannot sit still. And when some curious cats stop by, things go from messy to mayhem. Shampoodle is perfect for animal lovers and children who are just starting to read on their own, taking their cues from lively art and bubbly, rhymed text.

Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

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Persephone the Grateful (Goddess Girls Book 26) Dec 1, 2020

by Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams

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Authors Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams put a modern spin on classic Greek myths with the Goddess Girls series. Follow the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy, where godddessgirls and godboys have adventures and hone their mythical skills!After meeting a water naiad named Minthe in the gloomy Underworld, Persephone feels especially grateful for the happy life she leads. In contrast, Minthe has to guard the stinky river Cocytus with no friends around!When the students of Mount Olympus Academy are challenged to a geo-dashing competition on Earth, Persephone wants to win! But it turns out that Minthe envies Persephone. And when the competition takes the MOA team to the Underworld, Minthe shows her true colors and causes big trouble. Can Persephone figure out how to save her friends and become a friend to Minthe? This is book #26 in the Goddess Girls series. Each book can be read as a standalone. Enjoy!

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Persephone the Daring (Goddess Girls Book 11) Aug 6, 2013

by Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams

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Mortal rock star Orpheus steals the spotlight in this Goddess Girls tale of love and lyres!

Orpheus is a mortal rock god, and the girls at Mount Olympus Academy are wild about him! With his lyre and singing voice, Orpheus can charm pretty much anything—even things like stones and trees. But Hades and the other MOA boys aren’t charmed. In fact, they are less than thrilled that the girls are so gaga over this guy.

His fans are especially excited about his latest song about the girl he loved and lost, Eurydice. Orpheus was devastated when he lost Eurydice to the Underworld, so he asks Persephone to help get her back. Though it means breaking some very serious Underworld rules, Persephone pushes Hades to return Eurydice to the living world. But restoring Orpheus’s one true love might jeopardize Persephone’s own chances with her biggest crush...

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Iris the Colorful (Goddess Girls Book 14) Aug 5, 2014

by Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams

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Iris has a rainbow of colorful experiences, from visiting the Underworld to conversing with her crush in this Goddess Girls adventure.

Iris is the most colorful goddess girl at Mount Olympus Academy. In fact, her hair and delicate wings can change color according to her mood! When Principal Zeus entrusts her with the job of fetching some magic water, Iris is tickled pink—until she realizes she’ll have to get the water from the gray, gloomy River Styx in the Underworld! And when Iris figures out how to create magical rainbow slides that will allow her to travel from Mount Olympus to Earth and back in a flash, she suddenly becomes a messenger in high demand. All the while, Iris wonders whether her crush, Zephyrus, has caught wind of her infatuation, or if he’s into her BFF instead. Either way, Iris is determined she won’t go green with envy!

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

by Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams , Craig Phillips

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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?

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Aphrodite the Diva (Goddess Girls Book 6) Aug 9, 2011

by Suzanne Williams , Joan Holub , Glen Hanson

( 119 )

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In book 6, after a teeny misunderstanding in class, Aphrodite is failing
Hero-ology. To raise her grade, she concocts a brilliant plan--an
extra-credit project for matchmaking mortals. This brings her
face-to-face with fierce competition--an Egyptian goddessgirl named
Isis. Now the race is on to see which of them can matchmake
Pygmalion--the most annoying boy ever! Will Aphrodite wind up making a
passing grade after all? Or will she end up proving she's a diva with
more beauty than brains?

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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