New Releases by Suzanne Williams

Snow White might be jinxed -- but at least she has the other grimmtastic girls to count on! Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia. . .No matter how many lucky charms she wears, Snow White can't catch a break. She's especially worried that her stepmom, Ms. Wicked, is a member of the E.V.I.L. Society. Snow and her friends Red, Cinda, and Rapunzel are trying to stop E.V.I.L.'s plans to destroy Grimm Academy, but Snow seems to be jinxing all their efforts. Her luck might change if she can find her own truly magical charm -- before it falls into E.V.I.L. hands!

Athena's arrogance throws a wrench into her plans to improve King Minos's labyrinth.

Determined to prove that her prophecies are real, Cassandra sends special fortune cookies to Mount Olympus Academy, and her fortunes end up coming true in very unexpected ways.

When the Titan Hyperion turns up the heat and starts throwing fireballs around, Olympians Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, and Demeter search for a mysterious Olympic torch and steal the flame to light it.

Artemis, goddess of the hunt, is always perceived as the bravest goddess girl at Mount Olympus Academy. What her classmates and best friends don't realize is that sometimes she's not as courageous as she looks.

After pulling a magical thunderbolt from a stone, ten-year-old Zeus goes on the adventure of a lifetime in this thrilling start to a brand-new series! The terrible Titans—merciless giants who enjoy snacking on humans—have dominated the earth and put the world into chaos. But their rule is about to be put to the test as a group of young Olympians discover their powers and prepare to righteously rule the universe.... Ten-year-old Zeus is mystified (and super-annoyed) by the fact that he keeps getting hit by lightening. Every. Single. Year. He also longs for adventure, as he has never been far from the cave where he grew up. Zeus gets his wish—and a lot more than he bargained for—when he is kidnapped by dangerous, giant Titans! In self-defense, Zeus grabs the first thing he sees—an actual thunderbolt he pulls from a stone that is covered in mysterious markings. Zeus is the only one who can decipher the markings, and sets off on a quest to rescue his fellow Olympians from the evil Cronus. Armed with his trusty thunderbolt (named Bolt, of course), Zeus is on an adventure of a lifetime—and a journey to fulfill his destiny as King of the Gods.

The first-ever standalone superspecial in the Goddess Girls series—let the games begin! Athena, Medusa, Artemis, and Persephone are sick and tired of being left out of the annual boys-only Olympic Games. Their solution? The Girl Games! But as the Goddess Girls work to make their dream into a reality, they come up against plenty of chaos and competition. Told in alternating points of view, this superspecial is packed with Olympic spirit!

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.

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.

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 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?

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!

Mistress Lily is gone for the day, and Poppy hopes she'll hurry home. Then Mistress Lily doesn't come back on time—something must be wrong! With the help of their flying ponies, Poppy and her friends set off to find out what's happened to their teacher. They discover a magical creature and a mysterious enchantment!

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

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

When strange things start happening to third-grader Matthew McGhee, he becomes convinced that aliens are coming for him.

Describes the traditional lifestyle, arts and crafts, changing land, and modern life of the Tlingit Indians.

8. Challenging the state.

Jake, a new big kid in Tommy's third grade class, is Tommy's secret Valentine's Day pal, but Tommy suspects that instead of giving presents Jake is taking things from the other students.

A formidable librarian makes readers not only of the once resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.

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

Hannah is confused when her mother seems to be calling her by everything but her name

Introduces scientific discoveries, inventions and great thinkers of ancient China.

This slipcase of three volumes offers an expression of Oxfam's fundamental principles, that everyone has the right to an equitable share in the world's resources. It analyzes policy, procedure and practice in health, human rights, emergency relief and agricultural production.

This comprehensive approach to gender training in development encompasses work on gender awareness-raising and gender analysis at the individual, community and global level. An important reference source for development agency trainers and academics.