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Persephone the Phony (Goddess Girls #2)
by
Joan Holub (Goodreads Author),
Suzanne Williams
In Persephone the Phony, Persephone develops a crush on bad-boy Hades. Her mom (Ceres) and friends don’t approve, and Persephone finds herself sneaking around to see him. Hades convinces her to tell the truth, and it’s revealed that he isn’t all that bad, just misunderstood!
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
April 6th 2010
by Aladdin
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The second installment of the Goddess Girls series focuses on Persephone, daughter of the harvest goddess and future queen of the underworld. As a young girl, Persephone is so retiring that she hardly dares venture an opinion to her friends, allowing them to dictate her activities and her tastes. Her mother, Demeter, is an overprotective parent ('chariot mom') who refuses to let her live in the dorms at Mount Olympus Academy or talk to any of her godboy classmates and tells her daughter to "go a...more
Persophony the phony
By Joan holub
Similar to what I said in my book reviev about Aphrodite the books are for people who like mythology and think it's interesting. If you want to learn actual fax this book is okay but it's the general assumption about her and how she would act if think. If you are able to read and like love stories read this it is very cute how things happen in this book.
His book make me want to learn more another myhology which I hink makes this book great. Wanting to learn m...more
By Joan holub
Similar to what I said in my book reviev about Aphrodite the books are for people who like mythology and think it's interesting. If you want to learn actual fax this book is okay but it's the general assumption about her and how she would act if think. If you are able to read and like love stories read this it is very cute how things happen in this book.
His book make me want to learn more another myhology which I hink makes this book great. Wanting to learn m...more
This was such a cute book! I am so happy that I won this (yes I won it off the internet - for FREE)!
It was so adorable! Though it was definitely for younger audiences. The plot was rather simplistic and, although it gave good thought to the question of idenitiy, it was over almost before it began.
I had problems with the fact that Hades was in school and Zeus was already grown up (Hades is the oldest!) but all in all the myhtology stuff was more acurate than I thought it would be.
I realize that...more
It was so adorable! Though it was definitely for younger audiences. The plot was rather simplistic and, although it gave good thought to the question of idenitiy, it was over almost before it began.
I had problems with the fact that Hades was in school and Zeus was already grown up (Hades is the oldest!) but all in all the myhtology stuff was more acurate than I thought it would be.
I realize that...more
Persephone the Phony is the second book of the Goddess Girls series by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams.
Persephone goes to Mount Olympus Academy, where godboys and goddessgirls go, and hangs out with her friends, Athena, Artemis, and Aphrodite. She would love to live on campus, but her mother, Demeter, insists that she stays home. Her mother often tells her to “go along to get along”, so Persephone is often doing what her friends want or says things she thinks they want to hear, such as going to...more
Persephone goes to Mount Olympus Academy, where godboys and goddessgirls go, and hangs out with her friends, Athena, Artemis, and Aphrodite. She would love to live on campus, but her mother, Demeter, insists that she stays home. Her mother often tells her to “go along to get along”, so Persephone is often doing what her friends want or says things she thinks they want to hear, such as going to...more
Our girls have really enjoyed the Goddess Girls series so far, especially our oldest. We read this book along with Myth-O-Mania: Have a Hot Time, Hades! - Book #1 by Kate McMullan and got two interesting, modern and fresh perspectives of Greek mythology. I think the Myth-o-Mania series is more faithful to the original stories and I like that one better. But these tales have more illustrations and in any case, I'm glad that our girls are interested and excited to learn about the characters and ge...more
With a mother that is always telling her to 'go along to get along', Persephone rarely gets to do what she wants or say what she means. She just tries to make everyone feel comfortable and doesn't want anyone's feelings to get hurt.
She even pretends to like the same things as her best friends at the Mount Olympus Academy. She goes shopping with Aphrodite, pretends to like knitting for Athena, and says Artemis' dogs don't bother her at all, even though they are kind of smelly.
So, when she meets b...more
She even pretends to like the same things as her best friends at the Mount Olympus Academy. She goes shopping with Aphrodite, pretends to like knitting for Athena, and says Artemis' dogs don't bother her at all, even though they are kind of smelly.
So, when she meets b...more
I was excited when I won this via Goodreads but now that I have read it, I am ecstatic that I won this book! I loved everything about it, really I’m not sure I could find something I didn’t love. The spin on the Greek Gods and Goddesses is unique, creative and well-played in this novel. Persephone’s struggles are those of the target audience, ages 8 through 12, and range from peer pressure, discovering and exercising individuality, independence versus parental involvement, seeing past first impr...more
in general, I don't love this series because it dwells so much on having crushes on boys. The book lists its reading level as ages 8-12, but it's quite an easy read, so I can't imagine 11 and 12 year-old girls reading them, and the emphasis on boys (when your readership is likely 7-9 year olds) and prettiness bothers me. I'm reading them, however, because my daughter really likes them. This one in particular I liked better than the other 3 I've read (1,3 and 4), because there are two important m...more
Persephone always goes along with the crowd. Her mother is very overprotective and brought her up not to make waves. This book was extremely loosly based on the Persephone/Hades myth. In the beginning I couldn't get into it, but as Persephone learned the importance of being on her own two feet, I started to appreciate it more and more. I also really liked Hades. Who is not a misunderstood bad boy, but just misunderstood. He's not a bad guy and I really appreciated that. This was a much looser in...more
I like to keep tabs on what my daughters are reading, and Greek mythology is a personal fav, so when I saw these laying around I couldn't resist!
The authors do a pretty good job of making it interesting and at the level that they are writing to - my 10 yo daughter LOVES these books and can't get her hands on the next one fast enough. She was questioning why Zeus is old & his brothers are both young, but it still flowed well for her. We have books 3 & 4 on hold at the library... well, as...more
The authors do a pretty good job of making it interesting and at the level that they are writing to - my 10 yo daughter LOVES these books and can't get her hands on the next one fast enough. She was questioning why Zeus is old & his brothers are both young, but it still flowed well for her. We have books 3 & 4 on hold at the library... well, as...more
Jun 16, 2012
Me the Awesome (You can call me Joe)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of mythology, kids
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This was actually the first book I read in the series, and the only one so far (I have the other books on hold at my local library), and I have to admit I enjoyed reading it.
I know, I know, I must seem so immature reading a kids' book like this, but I saw it on a library shelf one day, and since I'm obsessed with Greek mythology, decided to give it a try.
It was worth reading.
The book is a fast read, for sure - I finished it in, what, 15 minutes? - but it's light-hearted, funny, creative, and sti...more
I know, I know, I must seem so immature reading a kids' book like this, but I saw it on a library shelf one day, and since I'm obsessed with Greek mythology, decided to give it a try.
It was worth reading.
The book is a fast read, for sure - I finished it in, what, 15 minutes? - but it's light-hearted, funny, creative, and sti...more
If you've read my reviews on The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter, or Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman, you would know that I am obsessed with the myth of Hades and Persephone. When I say obsessed, I mean it. One day, I saw Persephone the Phony featured in an In My Mailbox at Loving Books, and I knew I had to have it. I ordered it, and then immediately read it when I got it. I was actually surprised how small the book was! Only 130-something pages of text, and it was like triple spaced!
This was def...more
This was def...more
Again, very cute. It's a little deeper than Athena's story (thought in books aimed at second graders, you know...).
This one has a peer pressure/bullying theme. Persephone goes along with everything and doesn't even feel like she has her own personality at times. Hades is misunderstood and shunned because he lives in the Underworld.
It was quite cute and explored the Hades/Persephone thing that happens in the myths--very, very watered down of course, but the original myths are hardly good stuff fo...more
This one has a peer pressure/bullying theme. Persephone goes along with everything and doesn't even feel like she has her own personality at times. Hades is misunderstood and shunned because he lives in the Underworld.
It was quite cute and explored the Hades/Persephone thing that happens in the myths--very, very watered down of course, but the original myths are hardly good stuff fo...more
Persephone the Phony by Joan Holub is freakin' adorable. I truly love this series. I'm a huge mythology buff and the myth of Hades and Persephone has always been a favorite of mine.[return]I don't like how many modern interpretations show Hades as being cruel and heartless (the Percy Jackson series, Disney's Hercules, etc). There's little evidence in ancient mythology that Hades was a "mean" god (in fact he seems the most fair and least selfish of his family) and this book did a really good job...more
This is the second Goddess Girls book I’ve read and the second book in the (still on-going) series. The first book followed Athena and was a self-contained story. This second book follows, perhaps obviously, the character Persephone. I don’t think it is necessary to have read these books in order and Persephone ends completely and without any cliffhangers.
Everything I loved about the first book (Athena the Brain) is present here as well. Greek myths are continually referenced in both the overarc...more
Everything I loved about the first book (Athena the Brain) is present here as well. Greek myths are continually referenced in both the overarc...more
I really loved this installment of the series. I think it deals with a really important tween issue for girls-standing up for yourself. This is an age where girls really start to feel pressure to be like everyone else and it's hard to remember to speak up.
Persephone is always agreeable, she wants to go along with everything just so she won't make anyone mad. She drags along to the mall when she would rather be home. She always agrees with her group of friends, even when she thinks differently. S...more
Persephone is always agreeable, she wants to go along with everything just so she won't make anyone mad. She drags along to the mall when she would rather be home. She always agrees with her group of friends, even when she thinks differently. S...more
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Persephone the Phony is my favourite of the first two books, as I liked Persephone slightly more than Athena, and this one even had a little sprinkling of romance, with none other than bad boy Hades! Well, he's not bad really, everyone just thinks he is. Instead, he's a sweet, thoughtful guy with an interest in Persephone, and a kick-ass black stallion that he rides around on. Life's great if you're a God of the Underworld, eh?
I really like how these books incorporate Greek mythology into the ev...more
I really like how these books incorporate Greek mythology into the ev...more
Apr 21, 2013
Rie_dominique
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3 of 5 stars
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I just finished this book,it`s so amazing I couldn`t stop reading it! I liked it because Hades was Phersephones friend,(but Phersephones friends did not like Hades) but one day Phersephone and Hades started fighting,but at the end they made up. I like when people get into fights AND THEN MAKE UP.(But I don`t like it when people fight I like it WHEN THEY MAKE UP.)So that`s the end of the story, bye!THEEE
Once again this book was fabulous. The myth in this book covers Persephone and Hades. It is told in a more child friendly manner and with a modern twist. Persephone is afraid to upset the apple cart, as it were, and very rarely ventures her own opinions. She meets Hades and wants to be friends even though her mother and friends tell her he is bad. This cute story teaches a lesson about standing up for yourself and in any light that is a great lesson.
I didn't think I would like it, but I did. I didn't know who Persephone was, so I learned a little about her. She likes this boy named Hades. He is the god of the underworld. I feel bad for Persephone because she has to act differently around her friends. I also feel bad for her because she has to live at home instead of in a dorm room. I still can't believe that she ran awayc
I really like this series. The authors put real mythology and fiction into the book. It's really cool! This book is about Persophone not being able to tell her friends what she really feels. Then, she meets Hades, and she's able to tell him anything! This is the first book to the series, even though I have already read "Artemis The Brave." I hope the authors write more books!
this book was really good but i like aprodite the beauty more. I think this is a good series and more people should read it. In this book Hades is a bad boy and Persephone falls in love with him. Is Persephone married to Hades in the percy jackson series? Also Hades was nice in this book, not mean. Most stories like Hercules and Percy Jackson hades is the bad guy.
"Persephone pursed her lips in exasperation. 'Ugh, my mom is always so worried! She probably thinks you'd kidnap me, given half a chance.'"
Another adorable installment in the Goddessgirls series. I still find this take on mythology really interesting. It is particularly the little things in these books, ("Atlas shrugged."), that I find so amusing.
Another adorable installment in the Goddessgirls series. I still find this take on mythology really interesting. It is particularly the little things in these books, ("Atlas shrugged."), that I find so amusing.
These books are a cute, light, fun read for both middle grader and older. Though they often stray from the paths of the true Greek Myths, the backbone is still the same while supplying the gods and goddesses fun new personalities and adventures. Any lover of Greek Mythology should try these - quick and fun, they're sure to be a hit!
Sydney loved how the character of Persephone came into her real self. The way Peresphone and her mother's relationship developed and how her mom was finally able to give her some space and a little taste of freedom. I liked how the author made Hades the "Misunderstood Bad Boy" that was NICE. "Good Girls" always go for the "Bad Boys"...
Obviously, this book wasnt very good, because it is a grade-school level book. I just picked it up at the library while i volunteered in the Children's Section and thought it was cute. The book and its relation to the actual Greek myths and/or other modern interpretations i've read was ironic and amusing if anything.
Okay so I'll admit I mostly like this silly little thing because it was simple and sweet. And that the protagonist was a redheaded version of one of my favorite greek myths. It was totally cheesy but for kids, cute and hopefully a gateway for kids to get into greek mythology, even though the stories are quite off.
Second in the Goddess Girls series. Was it as good as the first? Yes. Was it better? Can't say really. It was really good in it's own way. Because it did change main character to Persephone. She was interesting. They also introduced Hades. Loved him. The story was pretty good. School drama, got to love it.
Awesome. I love Greek Mythology, and so does my cousin who is also in my grade. She also loves Greek Mythology. She recommended this book to me, and we have been sharing the books EVER SINCE. I have only read the first 3 books, but I'm excited to read the next.
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Author of books for children, including the Goddess Girls series (8-12, co-author Suzanne Williams, Aladdin), Zero the Hero (Henry Holt / Macmillan); Wagons Ho! (Albert Whitman & Co); A Kiss For You! (Scholastic/Cartwheel); Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers and Swirly Stars (Grosset & Dunlap); Groundhog Weather School; Why Do Dogs Bark?; Boo Who? A Spooky Lift-the-Flap Book. http://joanholub.blo...more
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