Athena & the Magic Land: Little Goddess Girls 1

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Little Athena finds herself on a Wizard of Oz inspired adventure in this first Little Goddess Girls storypart 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 powersthe land of Mount Olympus! When Athena arrives, shes greeted by the talking Owlies and is paired with very special magical sandalssandals 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, shell surely use its powers to make trouble for Mount Olympus! But Athena has more important things on her mindlike 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 Medusaand find her way back to the mortal world once and for all with the help of the great and powerful Zeus!

Author Bio

Joan Holub has authored and/or illustrated over 140 childrens books, including the Goddess Girls series, the Heroes in Training series, theNew York Timesbestselling picture bookMighty Dads(illustrated by James Dean), andLittle 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 booksLibrary Lil(illustrated by Steven Kellogg) andMy 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.

Yuyi Chen began her career as a 3-D artist making video games, then realized her true passion is illustrating for children. She also likes to spend her time reading, listening to her children laugh, and pretending shes a competitive cake decorator. She lives in Washington with her two sons.