The Labors of Hercules Beal is a book by Gary D. Schmidt. The book is about a 7th grader named Hercules Beal who has to study the 12 labors of the mythological Hercules and try to implement them into his own life.

The book covers an eventful year marked by the endless chores required to keep the family's garden nursery going and an equally relentless tide of emergencies, rescues, and terrifying encounters with feral cats and coyotes.

The Labors of Hercules is also the name of a collection of 12 short stories by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot.