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Title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology
Summary (taken from Amazon.com): In this second adventure in Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Percy is anticipating the end of seventh grade and a summer at Camp Half-Blood with kids who are the offspring of Greek gods and mortals. He dreams that his pal Grover, a satyr, is in danger. After monsters attack in his school gym class, Percy and Tyson, a homeless kid, are picked up by Annabeth, a half-blood friend, and rushed to the camp, which is under attack. The tree that guards the camp is dying, and Chiron, the activity director, has been dismissed. Another dream reveals that Grover, whose peril is increasing, is on the same island as the legendary Golden Fleece, which may be the cure for the troubled camp. With the help of Hermes, Percy and his pals set off to the Sea of Monsters, where they encounter legendary dangers. Riordan's clever mix of classical mythology, contemporary teen characters, and an action-packed adventure will bring new readers to the series.
Thoughts: If there aren’t already plans for this to be made into a movie, IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN! Really, I’d like to see how Clarisse is portrayed…and also Tyson and the other Cyclops from the island. OH! And the island with Circe – but now that I think about it, I don’t know how well it would really fit in with the movie. But back to the book, it definitely seemed full of more adventures than the first one did. The humor was still there and learning about how Cyclops came to be was also interesting. I do wish I hadn’t read the ending first. I wasn’t much surprised to see Thalia, but I understand Poseidon’s message to Percy so much better. The whole time I thought it was about the chariot race or even Tyson leaving for his internship with Poseidon. It was also nice seeing the relationship progress between Tyson and Percy.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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Title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Demigod Files (companion book)
Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Companion Books
Summary (taken from Amazon.com): In addition to three previously unreleased short stories about Percy and his companions, it also includes such filler as interviews with the same, along with word games, portraits of some of the Gods and their half-blood offspring, and the inevitable sneak preview of Book 5. The short stories are the meat of this book, and are filled with Riordan's trademark anachronistic humor. The first one puts Percy and his enemy Clarisse, the daughter of Ares, on the same team as she tries to retrieve her father's chariot, which has been hijacked as a prank by her two immortal brothers. The second story relates an incident that occurred during one of Camp Half-Blood's infamous Capture the Flag games, when Charlie Beckendorf, the camp counselor for Hephaestus, is captured by a horde of giant, poisonous ants, and has to be rescued with the help of a mechanical dragon. The final story brings Percy, Thalia, and Nico, the son of Hades, together at the request of Persephone to help retrieve Hades's stolen sword, the loss of which could be deadly to the Gods, and the resolution of which forms a lead-up to the probable events of Book 5. Despite the fact that this is more of a marketing package than anything else, the quality of an interest in the three stories likely justifies its purchase.
Thoughts: I didn’t know what to think before checking this book out from the library. I thought it was going to be more about what Demigods are, and lists/background info on who some could possibly be. I liked that it was from the point of view of Chiron and had interviews from some of the campers. I really liked the games. When I saw those I took the book to work with me and photocopied them so I’d have something to do. I also copied The Twelve Olympian Gods + 2 pages. I like having useful stuff like that (even if in a couple years I end up throwing it away). The additional short stories were also a nice added touch.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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