The Great Book Blogger Written for and by Nixon's 4th graders

Summary – The Last Olympian is an interactive and engaging book that takes place in New York. It is about a boy named Percy and his friends. They have to defend their parents’ home place, Mount Olympus. The enemies that are attacking are the Titans. The only conflict is that all the gods are preventing a humuongus giant from reaching New York. While the gods are away keeping the giant from coming, the Titans get a free passage into Mount Olympus, except for Percy and his friends. Can Percy and his friends defend Mount Olympus against the 300 demons and Kronos? Will New York City get overtaken by demons? Will the kids all die at the end? To find out, read The Last Olympian!

Recommendation – I rate this book five stars out of five stars because it had great description. Rick Riordan, the author, also has a creative way of writing, which I think you will enjoy. I think this book is good for grades three through five. If you have not read this book already you should read it!

Author- Rick Riordan

Number of pages- 381

Summary- The Red Pyramid is a fantasy based on Egyptian mythology. The main characters, Carter and Sadie Kane find out that they are powerful magicians descended from Narmer, an Egyptian conqueror, and Rameses, an ancient Egyptian king. The gods are stirring, and the worst of them, Set, god of chaos and desert storms, has his birthday coming up, which means another terrible desert storm. This storm will destroy the universe, and Carter and Sadie are up to do challenge. Will Set be defeated, or will the world be destroyed?

Recommendation- I would give The Red Pyramid a rating of 5 stars because of all the interesting adventures and intensity. I would recommend this book for 3rd graders and up because the writing was easy to understand. Read this book if you would like to encounter evil gods such as Sobek and Sekhmet, magicians, and evil chaos monsters.

Author- The author of The Red Pyramid is Rick Riordan. He has written many series such as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The second book in the Kane Chronicles is coming out on May 3, 2011, The Throne of Fire. Don’t miss it!

518 pages