(3) 1-3 Little Goddess Girls series. This early chapter-book series by the Goddess Girl series creators is a Greek mythology/Wizard of Oz mash-up. Young Athena is swept up in a storm and transported to a land where her nemesis, Medusa, wants her magical sandals. Hestia, Zeus, and Persephone have supporting roles along the "Hello Brick Road." Energetic black-and-white illustrations match the text's lively tone. Glos.

Reviewer: Pam Yosca

(4) YA Goddess War series. In this final volume of the series, the separate paths of Cassandra, Athena, and other reincarnated mythical figures come together for a showdown with Atropos, the corrupted Fate who's been causing sickness and discord among the gods. The convoluted plot gets pretty far into the weeds, but fans of teen romance, gothic horror, and myth-based action will appreciate the solid conclusion.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) YA Goddess War series. In modern-day Kincade, NY, the war between the dying Greek gods begun in Antigoddess continues. Athena wants to use reincarnated prophetess Cassandra of Troy, the god-killer, to destroy the gods who killed Cassandra's boyfriend Aiden, formerly the god Apollo. Though motivations in this sequel are a bit opaque, the episodes of teen life and godly conflict are believable.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 4-6 Treasury of Glorious Goddesses series. In each novel, a goddess relates her story, enhanced with details from her culture of origin and her (imagined) motivations. Back matter adds historical context and dim black-and-white artifact photos, while a chart separates myth from fiction. Though the choice to voice the goddesses with a shallow tween giddiness may exclude some readers, others will find this an easy entry point to mythology. Bib., glos. $ Review Covers these Treasure of Glorious Goddesses titles: Call Me Athena, Call me Ixchel, Call me Isis

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 4-6 Goddess Girls series. In book thirteen, Athena outdoes herself, creating a new labyrinth for King Minos in which her fellow Mount Olympus Academy students get stuck. In the fourteenth, Iris finds herself in high demand as the school's messenger and wondering if her crush returns her affections. Fans of the entertaining mythological fantasy series will enjoy the latest adventures of the likable middle-school goddesses. Review covers these Goddess Girls titles: Athena the Proud and Iris the Colorful.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(3) YA Goddess War series. The gods are dying. As Athena and Hermes struggle to understand their decline, ordinary teen Cassandra discovers she is a reincarnation of the Trojan prophet of the same name. New alliances are complicated by old histories as each divine and human actor chooses a side in this first installment of a strange apocalypse that ends with many of its mysteries still unexplained.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(4) YA Ari (Darkness Becomes Her; A Beautiful Evil), a descendant of Medusa, searches for Athena's turned-to-stone infant; Athena promises immortality to anyone who can find the baby, resulting in war between the supernatural citizens of New2 and the Greek gods. Keaton's original backstories for the deities can be cringe-worthy (Athena hooked up with a vampire?), but the post-apocalyptic New Orleans setting is fully realized.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(3) 4-6 Goddess Girls series. In this series we meet the goddesses at Mount Olympus Academy including brainy Athena and chronic people-pleaser Persephone. The young deities must navigate their way through the trials and tribulations of being both goddesses and teens, dealing with many of the same issues that mortal girls face. Entertaining mythological fantasy for preteens. Review covers these Goddess Girls titles: Athena the Brain and Persephone the Phony.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(4) YA Ari, a descendant of Medusa, must rescue her father and friends from malevolent Athena. To that end Ari draws upon her wits and developing Gorgon powers, as well as information gained through her connections in paranormal New Orleans society. As in Darkness Becomes Her, the role-reversal of Medusa and Athena is intriguing, but Greek mythology makes an awkward pairing with entities such as witches and vampires.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(3) 4-6 Olympians series. In this graphic novel, the Fates narrate a collection of myths featuring the Greek goddess, including the story of her birth from Zeus's skull, the Olympians' battle with the Gigantes, and Medusa's betrayal of Athena. The lively format brings a modern sensibility to the ancient myths and makes them accessible to a wide audience. Reading list. Bib.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Blair Drawson. In Hovey's hands, Arachne's weaving contest with Athena isn't simple hubris but a more complex rebellion. Contending that the gods are "parasites" living off human worship, Arachne provokes the wrath of Athena, who yet finds the girl's spirit compelling. The tale's varying rhyme scheme and loose meter evoke the measured phrases of a storyteller. The illustrations elongate the forms of Arachne and Athena to reveal their strength and larger-than-life status.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2001

(4) YA Although the title suggests that this story belongs to Odysseus's wife Penelope, who waited twenty years for the warrior-king to return from the Trojan War, the novel actually retells portions of his adventures through the eyes of four women--Penelope, Circe, Athena, and Eurycleia (his old nursemaid). Girls drawn in by the female point of view may ultimately be disappointed that the entire story still revolves around Odysseus.

Reviewer: Anne St. John

(4) 4-6 Athenian weaving women tell tales of Athena and her city, including Arachne the spider and Pandora's box. Unattributed first- and second-person pronouns in the framing device are confusing, and sidebars interrupt the narrative, but the stories themselves are well told with poetic language. Photos of statues, painted pots, and other objects decorated with scenes from the tales illustrate the book. Bib.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam