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[Caldercup]

My 12-yo DS saw this series of books on a table at Sam's Club a week ago.

Home | Rick Riordan (The Percy Jackson & The Olympians Series):

We snagged the first book (The Lightning Thief) and he DEVOURED it in a day -- reading late into the night and waking up first thing to finish it. I had to promise to take him back for more books that afternoon!

I decided to read it too (I'm a huge fan of Children's Lit) and I just finished it. It was wonderful, smart, funny, adventurous and -- due to the tie-in with Greek mythological characters -- quite educational.

I highly recommend it!
Eileen

[lauren-roxy]

Thanks for the review Eileen!! Do you think that a 9 year old could read it ?

[Caldercup]

I think so -- it wasn't difficult to read and was a quick adventure.

I'm off to start the second book!
Eileen

[MBUS]

My oldest (just turned 13) has this book series and really enjoys them. Many of his (homeschool) friends like them as well, and I know of one 8 year old (not mine, lol) who has read them, too.

Beth

[sarahbelle]

Oh yes, these are great books. I've got my little sister hooked on them!

[disneydani]

Andrew enjoys these also....Lightning Thief was on his Battle of the Books list and that is how he got hooked! Right now he is reading Lord of the Flies....think he would much prefer to be reading about Percy Jackson instead!

danielle

[tndisneyfam]

Cool! Thanks for the review and the link Eileen!!

[Carousel96]

I've picked that one up lots of times at Barnes & Noble, but never bought it. Glad to know it's a good read. I'll add it to the list of ideas for DD

[GATechGal]

Chet just loves those books. He's read them several times.

[LeapDayBaby]

DS12 bought the first book in the series at his school's book fair last year, and blew through it - which pleasantly surprised me, since he's not as much of a recreational reader as DH and I are! So far, he's enjoyed the series quite a bit

- Laurie

[Caldercup]

I just finished the third book and am off to the store to buy the 4th.

Anyone know if there will be a 5th? (It's structured for one adventure for one year with a "big event' to happen when he's 16. The first book started when he was 12, the second when he was 13 and so on.) It makes sense that there would be a 5th book, but I can't find anything about it.
Eileen

[loobyoxlip]

I'm pretty sure Kylor has read 'The Lightning Thief'. I don't know if he read the rest of the series - altho my guess would probably be yes

[MickeyMAC]

Ellen or Tina do you think they would be good read aloud for a 4th or 5th grade class? My daughter is looking for something to read to her class.

[Tink and co.]

I'm going to look into these for Jack. He's a voracious reader, and we have trouble keeping up with his habit. I'm pretty sure I've seen them at our school library...thanks for the tip!

[PamelaK]

Originally Posted by Caldercup

I just finished the third book and am off to the store to buy the 4th.

Anyone know if there will be a 5th? (It's structured for one adventure for one year with a "big event' to happen when he's 16. The first book started when he was 12, the second when he was 13 and so on.) It makes sense that there would be a 5th book, but I can't find anything about it.
Eileen

Yes, I read somewhere that he wants to do 7 books in the series at least. I have the first 4 books (the 4th just came out in early May). I love the entire series and I put them in my classroom for my students to read whenever they want. My dd isn't a big recreational reader either, but she got hooked on this series after we checked the audio book out from our local library.