Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Goddess Girls: Athena the Wise / Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Blog Hop giveaway


Thanks for coming by my giveaway in the blog hop sponsored by I Am A Reader Not A Writer and Once Upon a Twilight.

Goddess Girls: ATHENA THE WISE GIVEAWAYS:
* One autographed copy of Goddess Girls #5: Athena the Wise  
by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
(April 2011, Aladdin, ages 8-12)
 Zeus says Heracles has to do twelve tasks or he'll get kicked out of MOA. Although she's not sure it's wise, Athena agrees to help out.
* GODDESSGIRLS bead necklace made by Joan and Suzanne. Strung on colorful stretchy cord, they can be shortened into bracelets. (Beads & cord packages purchased at Michaels say they're not for under age 14. Actual colors will vary.)
* Bookmark featuring six Goddess Girls books

Two steps to enter: 
1. Drop a comment on this blog. (A simple comment is fine.)
2. Click to follow this blog (and/or become a Facebook Fan of the Goddess Girls)
Thanks! I'll contact the randomly-chosen winner for address and will post winner's name here.  
Contest runs April 20-25. USA only.
 
“…a clever take on Greek deities…” ~ Booklist

“…an enchanting mythological world with middle-school woes compounded by life as a deity…” ~ School Library Journal
Series scoop:
Join the class at Mount Olympus Academy with Goddess
Girls, a new series that puts a modern spin on classic Greek myths!

Aladdin paperbacks, ages 8 ~ 12.

Athena the Brain Finding out she’s a goddess and being sent to Mount Olympus brings Athena new friends, a weird dad, and the meanest girl in mythology—Medusa!
Persephone the Phony Hiding her feelings works fine for Persephone until she meets a guy she can be herself with—Hades, the bad-boy of the Underworld.
Aphrodite the Beauty Sure Aphrodite is beautiful, but it’s not always easy being the goddessgirl of love.
Artemis the Brave She may be the goddess of the hunt, but that doesn’t mean Artemis always feels brave.
*NEW! Athena the Wise Zeus says Heracles has to do twelve tasks or he'll get kicked out of MOA! Although she's not sure it's wise, Athena agrees to help out. (April 5, 2011)
Aphrodite the Diva Isis claims she's the goddess of love? Ha! But to keep the title all to herself, Aphrodite has to find the perfect match for Pygmalion, the most annoying boy ever. (August 2011)
Two more Goddess Girls books to come!

Be sure to 'follow' because we'll be adding more giveaways to celebrate each new GG book and posting all the latest Goddess Girls news. We look forward to seeing you! xox

~ Joan and Suzanne

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Video Review of Athena the Wise by Tween Reagan. So cute!

We thank Reading Tween and Reagan for this adorable video review!


Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Goddess Girls: Athena the Wise ~ Nine chances to win in our April blog tour

We're celebrating the new release of  Goddess Girls #5: Athena the Wise with a blog tour with lots of giveaways during April. Click below to enter to win!
























ATHENA THE WISE GIVEAWAYS:
* GODDESSGIRLS bead necklaces made by Joan and Suzanne.
Strung on colorful stretchy cord, they can be shortened into bracelets.
(Beads & cord packages purchased at Michaels say they're not for under age 14. Actual colors will vary.)
* Plush lion (Heracles comes up against a fierce lion in the book!)
* Athena the Wise book signed by Joan and Suzanne

* Bookmark featuring six Goddess Girls books


Click to enter at these blogs during specified dates:
April 4-21:
Mundie Kids interview & giveaway
Begins April 6: I Am A Reader, Not A Writer guest post & giveaway
April 8-18: The Elliott Review interview & giveaway
Begins April 12: Alisia Leavitt guest post & giveaway
Begins April 14: Reading Teen interview & giveaway
Begins April 14: Reading Tween giveaway & VIDEO (its adorable!)
April 15 - May 1:
In the Hammock review & giveaway
April 1 - May 1: Le Vanity Victorienne giveaway
April 15 - May 15: The Children's Book Review giveaway
Begins April 24: giveaway by Book Muncher, a prolific teen reader

Reviews:
April 5:
Reading Teen review
April 7: Alisia Leavitt review
April 11: The Elliott Review review
April 13: Mundie Kids review
April 15th: I Am A Reader, Not A Writer review


“…a clever take on Greek deities…” ~ Booklist
“…an enchanting mythological world with middle-school woes compounded by life as a deity…” ~ School Library Journal
Series scoop:
Join the class at Mount Olympus Academy with Goddess
Girls, a new series that puts a modern spin on classic Greek myths!

Aladdin paperbacks, ages 8 ~ 12.
Athena the Brain Finding out she’s a goddess and being sent to Mount Olympus brings Athena new friends, a weird dad, and the meanest girl in mythology—Medusa!
Persephone the Phony Hiding her feelings works fine for Persephone until she meets a guy she can be herself with—Hades, the bad-boy of the Underworld.
Aphrodite the Beauty Sure Aphrodite is beautiful, but it’s not always easy being the goddessgirl of love.
Artemis the Brave She may be the goddess of the hunt, but that doesn’t mean Artemis always feels brave.
*NEW! Athena the Wise Zeus says Heracles has to do twelve tasks or he'll get kicked out of MOA! Although she's not sure it's wise, Athena agrees to help out. (April 5, 2011)
Aphrodite the Diva Isis claims she's the goddess of love? Ha! But to keep the title all to herself, Aphrodite has to find the perfect match for Pygmalion, the most annoying boy ever. (August 2011)
Two more Goddess Girls books to come!

Be sure to 'follow' because we'll be adding more giveaways to celebrate each new GG book and posting all the latest Goddess Girls news. We look forward to seeing you! xox

~ Joan and Suzanne

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Bookie Woogie and Knuckleheads

Author-illustrator Aaron Zenz's Bookie Woogie blog is one of my faves and was featured on the news today:  http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/162069/14/Family-launches-kids-book-review-blog How fun that one of the young reviewers is reading my Chronicle picture book, Knuckleheads!