Athena & the Magic Land (Little Goddess Girls #1)

by Joan Holub (Author) Yuyi Chen (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Little Athena finds herself on a Wizard of Oz inspired adventure in this first Little Goddess Girls story--part of the Aladdin QUIX line!

After a strange and sparkly storm carries her away from home, Athena finds herself in a land filled with magic, talking animals, and incredible objects with magical powers--the land of Mount Olympus! When Athena arrives, she's greeted by the talking Owlies and is paired with very special magical sandals--sandals with powers that Medusa, a green, snake-haired girl, wants for herself! A glowing goddess (of hearth and home) named Hestia appears and warns Athena that if Medusa gets her snakes on those sandals, she'll surely use its powers to make trouble for Mount Olympus! But Athena has more important things on her mind--like going back home! Determined to find her way back, Athena heads off on an adventure through the magical landscape of Mount Olympus to try and elude Medusa--and find her way back to the mortal world once and for all with the help of the great and powerful Zeus!

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It ends before the girls reach Zeus, so the adventures can continue. Athena and Medusa present white; Hestia presents black. Maybe it will inspire readers’ interest in its sources.

Joan Holub
Joan Holub has authored and/or illustrated over 140 children's books, including the Goddess Girls series, the Heroes in Training series, the New York Times bestselling picture book Mighty Dads (illustrated by James Dean), and Little Red Writing (illustrated by Melissa Sweet). She lives in North Carolina and is online at JoanHolub.com.

Suzanne Williams is a former elementary school librarian and the author of over seventy books for children, including the award-winning picture books Library Lil (illustrated by Steven Kellogg) and My Dog Never Says Please (illustrated by Tedd Arnold), and several chapter book and middle grade series. She also coauthors the Goddess Girls and Thunder Girls series with the fantastic Joan Holub. Visit her at Suzanne-Williams.com.

Toby Allen is a freelance illustrator from the UK, specializing in character design--for publishing as well as games--and children's book illustration. He has also worked as a 2D game artist for mobile and board and tabletop games and contributed to a variety of other projects that span from classical music to mental health.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781534431065
Lexile Measure
580
Guided Reading Level
L
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication date
May 14, 2019
Series
Little Goddess Girls
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV022020 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, & Fables | Greek & Roman
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
Library of Congress categories
Fantasy fiction
Mythology, Greek
Goddesses, Greek
Athena

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