I thank our readers for suggesting this series from Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams .
Written
for tweens, Holub and Williams nails the dialog and more than one
reviewer has noted that the conversations and issues sound 'very
familiar'.
Very positive messages showing strong female characters. There's lots of humor and it's a quick read. Adults and kids looking for mythological accuracy should look elsewhere.
Very positive messages showing strong female characters. There's lots of humor and it's a quick read. Adults and kids looking for mythological accuracy should look elsewhere.
Notes:
--Books range in length from 176 to 256 pages.
--Sample pages available for most of these books.
--You might also be interested in Heroes In Training series, at the 3rd Grade reading level.
**all ratings from GoodReads
#1
ATHENA THE BRAIN
4.07 avg rating — 2,069 ratings
In
this book we are introduced to some of the major characters at Mount
Olympus Academy when Athena is brought to the school by Hermes. Athena
finds that it's a lot of fun, but that there are also problems. It's
not easy to deal with Zeus, her dad, and there are some mean girls.
But after she meets the Goddess Girls, she knows that she's found her BFFs.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 18,735
Page Count: 176
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 136932
Lexile: 710L
--sample pages available
#2
PERSEPHONE THE PHONY
4.17 avg rating — 1,237 ratings
Persephone
is crushing on Hades. But her mom (Ceres) and friends don’t approve,
and Persephone ends up sneaking off to see him. Things work out when
Hades convinces her to tell the truth, and everyone finds out that Hades
is really a good guy.
Word Count: 16,063
Page Count: 193
Accelerated Reading level: 4.4 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 136936
Lexile: 690L
--sample pages available
#3
APHRODITE THE BEAUTY
4.19 avg rating — 1,243 ratings
Poor Aphrodite. She gives Athena a make-over and now all the guys are smitten with her friend, and not her! To make it worse, the nerdy Hephaestus has made it clear that he likes her -- a lot.
Word Count: 18,337
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 138964
Lexile: 720L
--sample pages available
#4
ARTEMIS THE BRAVE
4.21 avg rating — 987 ratings
Word Count: 26,632
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 4.0
AR quiz: 141502
Lexile: 720L
--sample pages available
#5
ATHENA THE WISE
4.31 avg rating — 920 ratings
Word Count: 30,188
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 4.0
AR quiz: 145087
Lexile: 730L
--sample pages available
#6
APHRODITE THE DIVA
4.33 avg rating — 748 ratings
Word Count: 36,609
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 146915
Lexile: 750L
--sample pages available
#7
ARTEMIS THE LOYAL
4.38 avg rating — 632 ratings
Word Count: 35,578
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 149413
Lexile: 720L
--sample pages available
#8
MEDUSA THE MEAN
4.31 avg rating — 557 ratings
Word Count: 33,047
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 151531
Lexile: 790L
--sample pages available
#9
PANDORA THE CURIOUS
4.25 avg rating — 352 ratings
Word Count: 32,052
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 155859
Lexile: 650L
--sample pages available
#10
PHEME THE GOSSIP
4.20 avg rating — 181 ratings
Word Count: 33,642
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 158169
--sample pages available
#11
PERSEPHONE THE DARING
4.31 avg rating — 138 ratings
The girls are all squeee!!! about Orpheus, but he's not happy. He's lost Eurydice to the underworld.
To get her back Orpheus approaches Persephone and the two of them plan to break a few of Hades rules to get Erydice back. But has Persephone realized that this is going to mess with the guy she's crushing on?
Word Count: 32,277
Accelerated Reader: 4.7 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 160566
#12
CASSANDRA THE LUCKY December 3, 2013
4.72 avg rating — 29 ratings
--no reading information currently available
THE GIRL GAMES
4.34 avg rating — 188 ratings
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!
Word Count: 38312
Accelerated Reading level: 4.6 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 153199
--sample pages available
compiled by Pam
updated December 2013
