Heaven Sent

Goddesses #1

by Clea Hantman

Three goddesses, banished to earth by their dad, Zeus (yeah, that Zeus)...Era, on mortal boys:

"Look at him. Even the gods back home aren't that cute."

Polly, on Nova High gossip:

"I'm simply not in the mood to chatter on about silly spiteful girls or cute Johnny Jims or sauerkraut breath."

Thalia, on earth:

"I mean, we don't know what earth is like. Maybe it's all leprechauns and roses. Maybe it's an adventure every day. Maybe it's space-age."

Polly, Era, and Thalia are stuck on earth, and to get back to Olympus, they've got to prove they've learned their lesson. And they've got to get through high school in the meantime. Which would be hard enough without the horribly evil Furies threatening to destroy their chances of ever seeing home again....

About the Author

Clea came to the project as a teen-junk-store-owner and writer, having written for magazines such as Details, Transworld's Warp, Option and countless other newspapers.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Mythology, Childrens, Fiction, Juvenile, Middle Grade

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

About the author

Born a small non-denominational child in San Francisco, Clea's life quickly took a wrong turn and she ended up growing up in a town called Hollywood. Florida.

Clea has written 12 books for major publishers. She's concepted for major ad agencies and worked on campaigns for Target, Hello Kitty and a beer company that will remain nameless. Clea wrote girl-centric video games and answered an advice column for Girlsense.com, and now has a column and blog about shopping in San Diego over at City Beat. Clea even opened up a bar and restaurant in San Diego with a couple of partners. Random, right? But that's Clea. If there is one word that describes her, it's random. Oh, and short. Short and random. That's two words.

Reviews

[Caro · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not a magical book that will change your life and it's not going to be filled with anything that will last long in your mind, but it is seriously cute, and I learned a lot about the Greek muses while reading this series.

Like everyone else, I read it back in middle school and mostly wanted to just find it again because I remembered how adorable it was years after.

[Katie Tenkman]

Omg I read these when I was in 6th grade and randomly saw it again. Holy flashbacks Batman!

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite childhood series. I'm a sucker for all things Greek mythology, and this was a really fun, cute twist on things.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this series in Middle School- so cute! Definitely peaked my interest to learn more about mythology.

[Fiona · Rating 3 out of 5]

.......... the cover omg

you know what this was not as cringey as i thought it'd be because the main characters were pretty genuine

was not expecting so much greek mythology today though?

[★ℕłℂØℓҾ★ (Nix) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This juvenile/pre-teen series is beyond adorable. Its twist on the classic mythology keeps the young reader guessing. I absolutely loved the first two books when I was in elementary/middle school, and I'm only now finishing the series as an adult.

Even coming back to it years later, this series has some awesome attitude and a tone perfectly suited to its audience. The Furies' poems are funny and clever, Thalia's voice is distinct and fun to read, the plot (despite some shallow points) is light and entertaining.

[Ashley]

This Book Is About How You Sould Learn How To Be On Your Own. And Also Learn How To Stop Being Selfish And How To Think Before You Act.Polly,Era, and Thalia Are Put Up To This Challenge When There Father Zeus Sent Them Down To Earth From Heaven.They Need To Learn How To Sometimes Solve There Own Problems.Also They Need To Learn How To Think On There Own.They Learn Alot On Earth. And They Also Start To make Some New And Better Decisons.But It Will Be Hard,But I Think They Can Make It.

[Andrea Chavez · Rating 4 out of 5]

#2. Goddesses by Heaven Sent was an amazing book because it shows you that it doesn’t matter how you are, you always have to be yourself. Also when Zeus sent his daughters from heaven to earth it shows me that there is going to be a time when I have to take care of my own and that I have to learn how to be responsible. Also that no matter how hard you think your life is there is always a solution for every problem.

[Sandie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is for young readers, mostly likely middle school to maybe freshman readers. Its a cute story and while I had a hard time getting into from the beginning as I read more I enjoyed the story more. I like that its a little series of books, but not sure that I will be looking for book 2 anytime soon.

[Nicole De Granda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Goddesses book series by Clea Hantman were possibly on of my favorites when I was a young teenager. I believe I re-read this series about four times. I found this book at the book fair when I was in elementary school and once I had finished I begged my father to get me the rest of the books in the series which he did with trouble since they were hard to find.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the first book of this series. The three teenage goddesses portrayed in it are simply hilarious. As if suddenly living on their own in the mortal world wasn't bad enough, they're stuck in the modern mortal world to boot.

[Erika J · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember getting this book at a book fair when I was in middle school. When I found it again a month ago, I promptly downloaded it onto my nook. I love the take on Greek mythology and the use of the Muses.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

On the reread, this series is just adorable. Is it the best writing? Well, no, but it's charming, it's an easy read, and I'm glad to have found it again for the nostalgia. Plus, Greek mythology is always "in" ;)

[Rachel]

I don't really remember this book, just that it was one of my favorites as a kid!

[Jelena Radosavljevic]

I should re-read this series; don't remember much except I'm pretty sure I shipped Apollo/Thalia like mad. They were so cute.

[Lian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good. It was especially good for me because it was based off of greek mythology. I am a big fan of Greek myths or really any mythology.

[Stefanie Figa]

old read.

[Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wasn't expecting this book to be that good because the cover was awful. But surprisingly I liked it a lot I plan to read the next one.

[Kaylee Harkness · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all time favorite books when I was a preteen. I still have my copy and it is well loved.

[A]

Childhood fav

[Alycia Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this when I was about 12 years old and had forgotten it, but just had a massive flashback of it! Haha it was funny and cute for a pre teen.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

sometimes you just wan to jump to the end of the book

[Hayley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this!

[Shawndra Patterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved these books when I was a young teen.