Quotes from Joan Holub

Letter make words. Words make stories. And stories can be changed with strong enough magic.

It's one of my inventions-a shampoo," Athena explained. "Anyway, I didn't know it would do"-she gestured toward the snakes-"that.

Yes!" Red pumped a fist at the thought of missing part of her least favorite

So sue me in the courts of Athens!

them," Snow admitted.

Hyperion and

And also, you've been stuckoo on an islandoo for a long time with only beardedoo guys who talkoo funny and bowoo down to you," Hades said, and then laughed. "That's gotta get boring after a while.

So the papyrus fortunes

She's weird, just like the rest of us," Poseidon interrupted. "Speak for yourself! Just because I rule the dead and my pet is a dog with three heads, that doesn't make me weird," Hades said. Then he thought about it. "Oh wait, maybe it does.

I don't know, Apollo," Hera said, shaking her head. "That was a little . . . repetitive.

ceiling was painted with colorful

Swinging their hands between them, they raced (or race-limped in Jack's case) down the trail to catch up with their friends.

Artemis rolled her eyes. "All this yucky romance stuff is going to make me barf. Since we're finished, I'm gonna go get my dogs some chow." She headed over to unleash them from the stone bleachers.

He just likes to flirt!

Zap them, Bolt!" Immediately the thunderbolt took off after Hera and Poseidon. "No! Not them," Zeus called in the nick of time. "The Cronies!" That was what everyone called King Cronus's soldiers. Not to their faces, though, because they didn't like it one bit. The bolt screeched to a halt in midair. Then it switched directions and buzzed off toward the soldiers.

warriors looked at one another, curious. One

have been aiming for her dad

Persephone!

Life threw you curveballs, too. Or in her case, more like a curseball. After

Work, Work, Work

Hero-ology, Spell-ology, Revenge-ology, Beast-ology, and Beautyology.

Was it possible this big, athletic godboy of war was afraid of spiders? Yes, it was. Lots of people were. She wasn't that crazy about them herself. But being around Tithonus had made her much less afraid of arachnids—and insects as well—than she might've been otherwise.

supported the high ceilings.

I think you should take that trident of yours and stick it up your nose, fishboy!