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Helping Hercules

by Francesca Simon (2007)

About this book

Susan, forced to clean up her room, finds that wishing on a Greek coin transports her to the past. She suffers a much worse fate - helping Hercules clean the Augean stables, narrowly avoiding being turned to stone by Medusa, and much more.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreHelping Hercules Lead Character

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