Goddess Girls: Medusa the Mean blog tour and giveaways!

Goddess Girls #8: Medusa the Mean releases April 3rd!

Welcome to our celebration blog tour with giveaways April 2-13.

Medusa the Mean:

Medusa wants to be more like her two sisters and the other kids 

at Mount Olympus Academy -- immortal. Is that too much to ask?

 The Goddess Girls series,
by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams, is set at Mount
Olympus Academy, and puts a modern spin on classic Greek myths. 

Follow the ins and outs of divine social life

where the most privileged godboys and goddessgirls 

in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills. 

Aladdin paperbacks 
ages 8 ~ 12. 
Follow Goddess Girls on Facebook.

Click blog links for giveaways:

Monday, April 2: Alex at A Girl, Books and Other Things (Author Interview)
Tuesday, April 3: Julie O at Manga Maniac Café (Character This or That: Medusa)
Wednesday, April 4: Katie at Mundie Kids (Review)
Thursday, April 5: Jessica T at Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile (Character Interview: Poseidon)
Friday, April 6: Heather at Proud Book Nerd (Review)
Monday, April 9: Katie at Mundie Kids (Author Interview)
Tuesday, April 10: Heather at Proud Book Nerd (Character This or That: Poseidon)
Wednesday, April 11: Jessica T at Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile (Review)
Thursday, April 12: Kathy at I Am a Reader, Not a Writer (Character Interview: Medusa)
Friday, April 13: Julie O at Manga Maniac Café (Review)

“…a clever take on Greek deities…” ~ Booklist

"Readers familiar with Greek myths should get a kick out of this plucky restaging."  ~Publisher's Weekly

 “…an enchanting mythological world with middle-school woes compounded by life as a deity…” ~ School Library Journal

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.
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.

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.

Artemis the Loyal  It’s time for the annual Olympic Games, and Artemis and her friends are not happy. It’s boys only.  Not fair! (Dec.6, 2011)

NEW! Medusa the Mean Medusa wants to be more like her two sisters and the other kids at Mount Olympus Academy -- immortal. Is that too much to ask?  (Apr. 2012)
The Girl Games (Goddess Girls Super Special) The first-ever standalone superspecial in the Goddess Girls series—let the games begin! The Goddess Girls get their chance to host the Girl Games! Told in alternating points of view, this superspecial is packed with Olympic spirit! July 2012 

Thank you for stopping by. Good luck in the hop's giveaways.
We hope you enjoy Medusa the Mean!

Goddess Girls 8: Medusa the Mean (Hoppy Easter Blog Hop Giveaway)

Thanks for coming by my giveaway in the Hoppy Easter Blog Hop Giveaway! (April 6-12). Many thanks to Once Upon A Twilight and I Am A Reader. Not a Writer for hosting this hop.

Two first prizes:

An autographed copy of  

Goddess Girls 8: Medusa the Mean

+ bookmark.  
Three 2nd prizes:  
Autographed bookmarks featuring all 9 Goddess Girls books! 

 The Goddess Girls series, which I co-author with pal Suzanne Williams, is set at Mount Olympus Academy, and puts a modern spin on classic Greek myths. 

Medusa the Mean:
Medusa wants to be more like her two sisters and the other kids 

at Mount Olympus Academy -- immortal. Is that too much to ask?
  

Aladdin paperbacks 
ages 8 ~ 12. 

• TO ENTER, please do one of the following 
(additional entries are appreciated but not mandatory):
~ follow this blog

~ follow Goddess Girls on Facebook

~ tweet this giveaway with link
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Winners will be announced in the comments section of this post.  
Be sure to leave your email in the comments section so I can contact you if you win.
 Winners have 10 days to contact me with a mailing address or prize is forfeited. USA & CAN only.

Series scoop:

Follow the ins and outs of divine social life

where the most privileged godboys and goddessgirls 

in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills. 

“…a clever take on Greek deities…” ~ Booklist

"Readers familiar with Greek myths should get a kick out of this plucky restaging."  ~Publisher's Weekly

 “…an enchanting mythological world with middle-school woes compounded by life as a deity…” ~ School Library Journal

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.
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.

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.

Artemis the Loyal  It’s time for the annual Olympic Games, and Artemis and her friends are not happy. It’s boys only.  Not fair! (Dec.6, 2011)

NEW! Medusa the Mean  Medusa wants to be more like her two sisters and the other kids at Mount Olympus Academy -- immortal. Is that too much to ask?  (Apr. 2012)
The Girl Games (Goddess Girls Super Special) The first-ever standalone superspecial in the Goddess Girls series—let the games begin! The Goddess Girls get their chance to host the Girl Games! Told in alternating points of view, this superspecial is packed with Olympic spirit! July 2012

To continue on in the blog hop, click this link.

Good luck to everyone!

Goddess Girls 8: Medusa the Mean in progress

Goddess Girls 8: Medusa the Mean will hit stores in April 2012. Before that comes Goddess Girls 7: Artemis the Loyal this December 6, 2011. But Suzanne and I are hard at work on Medusa's book at the moment.  

 

 

 

 

 

This is the GG8 CEM. After we finish writing each GG book, our Aladdin editor reviews it for content issues, and we make changes. Then it goes to a copy editor who mostly looks for mistakes in grammar and punctuation, but she also asks questions if something doesn't make sense to her. We just got the CEM of GG8. CEM stands for Copy Edited Manuscript. GG8 stands for Goddess Girls 8: Medusa the Mean. Today, Suzanne and I are going over the CEM. 

Next we'll see typeset galleys, which we'll review. We won't get our actual bound books until 1 to 3 weeks before the book hits stores. They will look like this:

 

Isn't Glen Hanson's cover art gorgeous. I love all the green, and Medusa's expression is spot-on for her personality. Can you guess who the guy on the right is?