Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson is a great book to start reading in third grade, but I also know a lot of adults who have read it and loved it.

This book is about a twelve year old boy who finds out he is a demigod, which is half human and half greek god.  Up until then, he lived a normal life as a middle school boy.  Percy has ADHD and dyslexia.    After his teacher turns into a creature called a fury, which is a a servant of the greek god Hades, he knows he is not normal.  To make it even tougher, Percy finds out his best friend Grover is actually a Satyer, a half goat half man sent out to protect demigods.  Grover tells Percy that Hades has found him, and he has to go to a protective camp for demigods, called Camp Half-blood.  Percy, along with his mom and Grover run to Camp Half-blood, when a centaur attacks Percy's mom and kills her.  In this first book, Percy goes with Grover and his new friend Annabeth, to Hades to get his mom back.  Also Zeus' lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy thinks Hades took it.  If it is not returned by midnight, on the summer solstice,  Zeus will declare war. 

This book has no bad language, and minor violence.  Also it has very minor romance.

I hope you enjoy this book.  It's one of my favorites!

My favorite character is Annabeth. She is the strongest and smartest.  She also knows how to kill all the monsters they face.

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Paperback: 400 pages

Author: Rick Riordan 

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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is a good book to read in fifth grade and up.   I would recommend fourth grade     and up if the level of comprehension is above their reading level.


This book takes place in a country called Panem.  There are twelve districts and in the middle of the twelve districts is the Capitol.  The Capitol controls all of Panem, and to prove that they are in control, they hold the annual Hunger Games.  They choose one boy and one girl, ages twelve to eighteen from each district to fight to the death on TV.  Katniss Everdeen, who is the main character, is chosen after she volunteers to go in the place of her little sister who was chosen, along with Peeta Mellark.  They are put on a train to be taken to the Capitol.  They have to train to fight, be in a parade, and do interviews on TV.  After they have finished all the preparations, they both get dropped off at the arena to fight along with the other twenty-two contestants.  To be the ultimate survivor, they must face the outdoor elements, hunt for food, align themselves with some of the other contestants, but in the end they must kill every other contestant and be the last one standing.  Let the HUNGER GAMES begin!!


This has medium romance and no bad language.   The violence is medium, even though the deaths are kind of gross.  There aren't details on any of the deaths, so it shouldn't leave the younger readers scared.


I hope you enjoy this book.  I really did!


Clove is my favorite character.  She is vicious and strong, and does what needs to be done.  She is very brave.


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Author: Suzanne Collins

Pages:  384




 

Dragon Slippers

This is a good book to read for fifth to ninth grade.


After Creel's aunt offers her to a dragon, Creel knows she is on her own, and must escape.  Before she goes she takes a pair of dragon slippers.  She runs to the kingdom across town, and works there as a seamstress.  Later she finds out a horrible secret.  The slippers she took has the power to control all dragons.  Then the evil princess sees Creel wearing the slippers and she wants them.  After Creel refuses the princesses request, the princess gets mad and steals the slippers.  The princess finds out about the slippers powers, and uses the slippers to control the dragons, and starts a war.  Creel must stop the war before everyone she knows and loves gets hurt.


This book has no bad language, medium violence, but does not go into any detail.  This book also has minor romance.



This is a GREAT book.  I hope you like it.

My favorite character is Creel's friend Marta.  Marta is loving, kind, and understanding.

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author: Jessica Day George

352 pages