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    Cronus and the Threads of Dread
    Cronus and the Threads of Dread
    Cronus and the Threads of Dread
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    Cronus and the Threads of Dread

    By Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams and Craig Phillips

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    Zeus and the Olympians must deal with monstrous spiders and dangerous webs in this Heroes in Training adventure.

    A giant spiderweb in the sky with the words “Surrender Olympians” shows Zeus and his friends that they are in for another battle. Dodging the silky and sticky webs, the Olympians find themselves scattering in all directions to avoid getting caught.

    But those dangerous webs actually contain a hidden gem—Athena’s magical object. And the Olympians soon discover that the Threads of Dread might not be as dreadful as they appear…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateDec 2, 2014
    ISBN9781442488533
    Cronus and the Threads of Dread
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    Joan Holub

    Joan Holub is the New York Times bestselling author of Mighty Dads. She is also the author and/or illustrator of over 130 other books for children, including the picture books Zero the Hero and Little Red Writing, a School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews Best Book, and is coauthor of the bestselling Goddess Girls and Grimmtastic Girls middle grade series. She has two cats named Chip and Boo. You can visit her online at www.joanholub.com.

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      Awesome book! I have always loved the olympians and have heard many myths about them and this one is amazingly different!??

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    Cronus and the Threads of Dread - Joan Holub

    CHAPTER ONE

    Sticky Spidernets!

    Surrender, Olympians!

    Nine young Olympians—Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Apollo, Ares, and Athena—stared at the sky in horror. The words appeared in a huge spiderweb that had been spun between the clouds. The web looked like it covered the entire sky!

    Suddenly, sticky strands shot down from the clouds. One of them wrapped around Poseidon’s ankle and yanked him away.

    Sticky spidernets! he yelled.

    Zeus, their leader, grabbed the lightning bolt attached to his belt.

    Bolt, large! he commanded.

    The magical weapon grew until it was as big as Zeus. Weeks before, he had pulled it from a stone in the Temple of Delphi. It had helped him battle all kinds of monsters, beasts, and the Crony army ever since.

    Zeus ran after Poseidon as another thread shot down and grabbed Hestia’s ankle. Then another thread grabbed Demeter around her waist, and the next one circled Hera’s arm!

    Help! they cried as the sticky threads dragged them away.

    What’s happening? Hades asked, catching up to Zeus as they chased after the four captured Olympians. Apollo, Ares, and Athena followed at their heels.

    I don’t know! Zeus replied. But I’m not going to lose any more Olympians—not again!

    As they got closer to the web, they could see a small army of spiders high above them, busy at work. Their round, black bodies were the size of melons. Their hairy legs were twice as long as the Olympians were tall.

    Spiders! Apollo yelled.

    I’ll take care of them! cried Ares, the god of war. His red eyes flashed with anger. He raised the spear he carried and charged past Zeus.

    Taste the Spear of Fear! he yelled, hurling the spear at the web strands. The spear was his own magical object, given to him by a bunch of Amazon warrior girls. The only problem? The spear was not a spear of fear—it was a scaredy-cat spear!

    Whoosh! The spear whizzed toward one of the spiders. The creature swiftly moved out of the way. The spear cut through the sticky strands and got stuck in a tree.

    A small spiderweb rolled down from the larger one. Words woven in it read:

    Ha-ha! You missed!

    Not funny! Ares fumed, and he stomped off to get his spear.

    At the same time a thick strand of web reached down to grab Hades. He quickly dodged it. Then he put on his Helm of Darkness. He had found his magical object in the Underworld—the land of the dead, which he ruled. The helmet instantly turned Hades invisible.

    Can’t catch me if you can’t see me! he taunted.

    But they can still hear you, Zeus pointed out as three spiders skittered toward the place where Hades’s voice had come from.

    Ares pulled his spear out of the tree. I won’t miss again! he promised, shaking a fist at the spiders.

    Whack! He slashed at the nearest strand of web. The spear sliced clean through.

    We have to free Hera, Poseidon, Hestia, and Demeter! Zeus cried. But the strands were pulling the four captured Olympians higher and higher off the ground. They had to act fast.

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! With a battle cry Zeus jumped up and slashed at the strand holding Poseidon. Bolt sliced right through, and Poseidon fell to the ground with a thump. Apollo raced over and started to pull the sticky strands from him.

    Whack! Ares cut through some strands with his spear to free Hera. She thudded to the ground just like Poseidon. Athena ran to her aid.

    Overhead the spiders began to furiously spin more webs. Zeus lunged at the strand holding Demeter, but the web yanked her out of reach. Then a strand came down to grab Zeus, brushing his leg. He jumped out of the way just in time.

    They’re everywhere! Ares yelled, hacking at the strands as they came down

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