Persephone the Daring
By (Author) Joan Holub
By (author) Suzanne Williams
11
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
19th August 2013
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories
FIC
Paperback
256
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 18mm
175g
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 anythingeven things like stones and trees. But Hades and the other MOA boys arent 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 Orpheuss one true love might jeopardize Persephones own chances with her biggest crush...
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.