Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian

The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan 
The Last Olympian
By Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson has survived carrying the titan's curse. Now he is back at the camp, walking around in the woods and enters a cave for 5 minutes. At first they do not know what it is until they come and see campers looking for them and saying they were missing for almost an hour. That's when they notice that it is an entrance to the Labyrinth. Now Percy and his friends are on a quest to find Daedalus to find out how to block the entrance of the Labyrinth from letting Kronos's forces coming in and to destroy the camp.
After the battle at the Labyrinth, Camp Half-bloods army is now ready  to face the forces of Kronos. The demigods fight a fierce battle against Kronos while the gods tries to take down the destructive monster, Typhon. The only god who could defeat Typhon is Poseidon. But  Poseidon is also fighting his own battle against Oceanus who is creating a distraction. Will the gods and the demigods survive? Who will rule the universe?

Milkweed and Number the Stars

Milkweed
-Jerry Spinelli
Number The Stars
- Lois Lowry
If you are a person who loves to read about history such as the Holocaust, World War I or World War II, then read Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli and Number The Stars By Lois Lowry. These two books are two different perspectives from the time of when the Nazis invaded all of Europe. In the book of Milkweed, a boy, Misha, at the age of about 12, is called all the names that could be insulting. Now he wants to be a Jackboot until something terrible happens to Misha.
In the book, Number the Stars, a girl named Annemari is seeing the world like the best place. But this all changes when the Nazis invade all of Denmark. Her friend, Ellen and her family, the Rosens are Jews and the Nazis are looking for all Jewish people and taking them somewhere unknown. It's up Annemari and her family, the Johansen to hide the Rosens from the Nazis. Can they do it?

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Titan's Curse

Percy Jackson survives again the challenging quest. Percy is in a new school with Annabeth and Grover on the search for unidentified demigods. They meet Nico And Bianca Di Angelo who are later to found as children of Hades. After getting attacked by a monster and getting saved by a goddess and the Hunters of Artemis which is never planned they move on to Camp Half-blood. While at the camp, the goddess, Artemis and the daughter of Athena, Annabeth are kidnapped. Percy, Grover and part of the Hunters of Artemis including Bianca Di Angelo go on a quest to find them. Once they get there, they find out Artemis is carrying the titan's curse and Annabeth is being held hostage of Luke. Next thing you know, Percy - is carying the titan's curse.

The Seas of Monsters

The adventures of Percy Jackson continue. In this squeal to The Lightning Thief, Camp Half-blood are in terrible conditions. The magic borders (which is Thalia's pine tree) that once kept out the eyes of a mortal and the danger of any monster has been poisoned. The activities director, Chiron, is fired because he was suspected of poisoning Thalia's pine tree. Now a spirit from the Fields of Punishment, Tantalus is the new activities director. Percy asks Tantalus to grant a quest. Tantalus agrees and gives the quest the daughter of Ares, Clarisse. But Percy does not care if that was Clarisse's quest. With the help of Percy's new half brother, Tyson and the daughter of Athena, Annabeth, Percy Jackson is on a quest to go through the the Seas of Monsters to find the Golden Fleece to restore the magic borders.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson is a boy who is half god and half mortal. His father is the Greek god, god of the seas, Poseidon. In this book, The Lightning Thief, Zeus, god of the skies and lightning, was robbed. The most destructive weapon in the universe, the master bolt was stolen. Now Percy just got to Camp Half-blood, where demigods are recruited, and immediately was accused of robbery. In this book, Percy is on a quest to find the lightning thief, the bolt and his lost mother. He must prove he is inocent with the help of his best friend, a satyr, Grover and the daughter of Athena, Annabeth.