Friesner, Esther M

Although she is a dutiful daughter, Nefertiti's dancing abilities, remarkable beauty, and intelligence garner attention near and far, so much so that her family is summoned to the Egyptian royal court, where Nefertiti becomes a pawn in the power play of her scheming aunt, Queen Tiye.

When Orbix's worst student magician runs into a valuable Majyk supply, he receives unwelcome attention from a jealous wizard, a demon, and others.

Llana Newhouse, hired for the summer by the Divine Relief Temp Agency, reports on her first day to learn she will be working for the Greek mythological goddesses as they determine the course of human life, while back at home things have gotten equally chaotic with her sister's wedding plans out of control.

Nefertiti escapes the palace and the consequences of a false charge with two of her friends, but while she takes refuge in the hills along the west bank of the Nile, Nefertiti's desires to prove her innocence in front of the Pharaoh are shadowed by questions about long-held, sacred beliefs.

Determined to fend for herself in a world where only men have real freedom, headstrong Helen, who will be called queen of Sparta and Helen of Troy one day, learns to fight, hunt, and ride horses while disguised as a boy, and goes on an adventure throughout the Mediterranean world.

In 1910, thirteen-year-old Raisa travels alone from Poland to New York City, where she discovers her older sister, who was supposed to take care of Raisa, has disappeared, leaving Raisa to accept a job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, where her life is changed once again after a tragic fire.

Still longing for adventure, Princess Helen of Sparta maintains her disguise as a boy to join her unsuspecting brothers as part of the crew of the Argo, the ship commanded by Prince Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece.

Khalid, a genie close to graduation, is permitted to try out a lamp of his own. Unfortunately, he forgets to tell his first master the most important rule: humans are only entitled to three wishes, with no wishing for more. When his master wishes for an infinite number of wishes, Khalid is stuck, unless he can find a princess to save him.