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When Karen leaves New Jersey to spend time with her enigmatic father on Mount Olympus, she is shocked to learn that her junior high classmates are gods and goddesses, and that one of them is turning people to stone.

Zeus causes a ruckus while living with his parents, Kronos and Rhea, when every time he sneezes or gets mad his lightning shoots out, so they send him to Eureka, a camp where little gods learn to use their supernatural abilities, and with the help of other gods like the wise Athena and the wisecracking Hermes, little Zeus learns to control his own powers and succeed.

Ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped by the terrible Titans, merciless giants who enjoy snacking on humans, and when in self-defense he pulls a magical thunderbolt from a stone he begins an adventure to rescue his fellow Olympians from the evil Cronus.

"After overcoming many challenges, Zeus and his fellow Olympians arrive at the temple at Delphi--only to find a giant snake guarding the entrance! Beyond the python, Pythia appears. Trapped in the temple by the python's magic and mere presence, Pythia urges the Olympians not to worry about her, for they are urgently needed on another quest. The Olympians are now out to find the Spear of Fear. A group of Amazonian women currently have it, but it really...

"Two quests down, one to go! Then hopefully, King Eurystheus will finally forgive Hercules and not declare war on Mount Olympus. Zeus and hercules have acquired the Amazon warrior queen's golden belt and the Hydra's scale. all that's left is to bring Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the Underworld--gulp!--to King Eurystheus. Hopefully, Athena can get Hades to loan them Cerbrus until the quest is completed. But when the trio arrives at the Underworld,...