Best Selling Books by Suzanne Williams

The Goddess Girls by put a modern spin on classic Greek myths. This title focuses on Athena, goddess of wisdom.

Persephone learns that it’s ok to stand up for herself in the second book in the Goddess Girls series! Persephone usually goes along with whatever everyone else wants instead of doing what makes her happy. So when she meets Mount Olympus Academy bad-boy Hades, she finally feels like she has found someone with whom she can be herself. But her mom (Ceres) and her friends don’t exactly approve. If Hades can make her feel so special, is he really that bad, or just misunderstood?

When strange things begin to occur, Matthew''s imagination kicks into high gear and he wonders if he might be an alien. Illustrations.

In Athena the Brain, Athena always knew she was smart and special, but she didn’t realize that she was a goddess! When she’s whisked away to Mount Olympus Academy, she worries about fitting in and dealing with her dad (Zeus). Luckily, she meets the Goddess Girls and finds the best friends she’s ever had.

Well-researched and true to the original myths, each volume in the Goddess Girls series addresses contemporary issues like friendships and relationships from a classically accurate—and entertaining—persepective. In Aphrodite the Beauty, Aphrodite, goddessgirl of love, must deal with jealousy after giving Athena a makeover. It doesn’t seem fair that the godboys pay more attention to her friend when Aphrodite is supposed to be destined for love! She also copes with a crush from an unlikely source—the nerdy Hephaestus (god of the smith)—and learns that love comes in many forms.

After picking up a lucky penny Matthew gets a new puppy and makes an amazing softball catch.

Princess Tansy knows that whenever something terrible occurs in her kingdom, the ogre gets the blame. Yet anyone who challenges him is turned to stone! Tansy''s two oldest brothers have been forbidden to fight the ogre, but they''re determined to try. Can Tansy and her friends save the boys from a horrible fate?

Princess Lysandra holds auditions for a talent show in order to meet other adventurous girls. During their first quest, the girls discover a frog prince, who is perfectly suited for Lysandra''s sister, Gabriella.

At Mistress Lily''s Fairy School, Daisy is learning to be a fairy helper to humans—and she makes the most wonderful new friends! Violet can turn invisible. Poppy can shape-shift. Marigold can change her wings to match her clothes. Daisy doesn''t know any magic at all, but she gets a chance to discover her own special talent when a human in trouble needs the fairies'' help!

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The littlest monkey gets its revenge in this version of the counting rhyme featuring monkeys engaged in a variety of playful activities.

The Goddess Girls by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams put a modern spin on classic Greek myths!

At the bazaar, Princess Fatima buys a beautiful bottle that supposedly holds a real genie. But it turns out that Jasper the genie is powerless—and no bigger than a caterpillar! In fact, his only real talent seems to be getting into mischief. Will Jasper ever be able to regain his gigantic size and magical touch?

Everyone is delighted when delicious treats start appearing overnight at Mistress Lily''s Fairy School! Everyone except Cook, that is—he doesn''t want someone else to do his job. Can Rose find out what''s going on and restore harmony to the Cloverleaf Cottage kitchen?

Seeking to become immortal like the other Goddess Girls, Medusa searches for a magical necklace, an effort that is compromised by her mean reputation, her snaky hair, and unexpected consequences.

Fatima invites her friends to visit her sister and brother–in–law, Selime and Ahmed. The girls sense something suspicious when Ahmed''s father becomes deathly ill, and then Ahmed goes missing. Ahmed''s cousin Yusuf just might be to blame, but it''s up to the princesses to solve this mystery.

Sporting a quizzical nature that renders her famous at Mount Olympus Academy, Pandora is curious about a box in the possession of godboy Epimetheus and cannot resist opening the box when it falls in her lap.

Emily learns some of the good and bad things about being in second grade.

Athletic Artemis rails against the all-boys'' Olympic Games at Mount Olympus Academy, which leaves her at odds with her twin brother, Apollo, while a mortal boy named Actaeon catches her eye.