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Persephone the Phony

Joan Holub;Suzanne Williams (2010)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesGoddess Girls #2
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads4.17
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ManipulationPeer Pressure

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Bad Boy

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineGood Girl

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterForbidden LoveComing of AgeMagic Academy

Themes

IdentityFriendship vs RomancePeer PressureAuthenticityMother-Daughter RelationshipsFollowing Your Heart

Synopsis

Despite the warnings of her friends at Mount Olympus Academy, Persephone befriends bad-boy Hades, but following her mother's advice to "go along to get along" complicates her relationships with all of them.

Tags

Greek Mythology RetellingSchool StoryTween Fiction