A to Z Mysteries- The Kidnapped King

  

 A to Z Mysteries: The Kidnapped King is a great book that is written by Ron Roy. It is the 11^th book in the series.

   Sammi, the prince of Costra, a small island country in the Indian Ocean, has come to hide out with Dink’s family. His parents, the king and queen are kidnapped. He came there with Juan, his tutor.

   Sammi, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose play touch football in Dink’s back garden. The next morning, Sammi is kidnapped, and the three friends don’t have a lot of time to figure out where he is!

   Join Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose as they search for clues in this funny, mysterious, and amazing adventure!

   I like this book because it is so funny, mysterious, and unexpected. It is also really easy to read. I think it could have been better if the author put in more space in the events and if he made getting to the solution a little bit harder. Overall, I think it is a really good book.

I would recommend this book to ages 8+.

The Heroes of Olympus - The Lost Hero

The Lost Hero is a great book by Rick Riordan. It is the first book in the second Camp-Half Blood series, The Heroes of Olympus. The first series is called Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

   Jason wakes up in a bus holding the hand of a girl he doesn’t know and going somewhere he doesn’t know where. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up in that bus. Turns out he went to a school for ‘bad kids’ ( what did he do to end up THERE? ). His best friend is Leo, a guy who loves making stuff from scraps of metal and all. He apparently has a girlfriend called Piper, a girl he definitely hasn’t met before. 

   They are on a field trip to the Grand Canyon with Coach Hedge, the chaperone and a bunch of other kids from the school. Once they get there, a huge storm comes up and Coach Hedge gets taken away by a venti, a storm spirit. Then, a flying chariot comes and Piper, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to a camp.

   They then discover that the Greek gods that are in Greek Mythology are real and that the monsters are real too. A magical force called the Mist makes the mortals see only what they can decipher, not the truth. The gods sometimes have kids with mortals, kids that are called demigods, or half-bloods, half human, half god. They also discover that they are one of those kids; Piper being the Daughter of Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, Leo was the Son of Hephaestus, God of Craftsmanship. And Jason was Son of Zeus, God of the Sky.

   The camp they were taken to, Camp Half-Blood is the only safe place for their kind, demigods, since monsters could not come through the magical barrier around the camp. 

   Soon they discovered that Hera, Queen of the Gods, had taken Jason’s memory and was now imprisoned. In order to get Jason’s memory back, they would have to rescue Hera and stop Gaea, Goddess of the Earth, from awakening. So, the three go on a quest to rescue Hera.

   Will they make it? Read the book to find out!

   I love this book. I like it because it holds a lot of mystery and action. It is also a great tool to learn Greek Mythology ( or at least a bit of it ). I recommend that you read the first series first, so it will make more sense to you. 

   I recommend this to ages 10+.

Percy Jackson and The Olympians - The Sea Of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the series Percy Jackson and The Olympians. It is written by Rick Riordan. I have already put the review for the first book on my blog. I think this whole thing will make more sense if you read at least the review on the first book first, but it's your choice.

First of all, you have to understand that in this book, the Greek gods are still alive. All that stuff that you see in Greek mythology is REAL in this book. There is also this magical thing called the Mist that stops mortals from seeing the real stuff like monsters and all and makes them see only what they can decipher.

The main character in this book is Percy Jackson, who is the son of  the Sea God, Poseidon. His friend and buddy is Annabeth, Daughter of Athena, Goddess of wisdom and war. This one of the many adventures they have together.

The Titan Lord, Kornos is emerging from the Depths of  Tartarus, the deepest pit in the Underworld. Luke, Percy's former friend and demigod, has joined Kornos and is now planning an attack on the Camp, Camp Half-Blood, the only safe place on Earth for demigods, since monsters are always hunting them down. Monsters can't get into Camp Half-Blood because of the magical borders that protect the Camp. The magical borders are powered by the spirit of Thalia, Daughter of Zeus, who is the fallen hero who gave her life to save her friends. As she died, her Father, Zeus, turned her into a pine tree to preserve her spirit. That tree powered the magical borders of the Camp and protected it. Luke poisoned the tree and so the magical borders failed. The borders weakened and monsters could get through. And to top it off, Percy discovers that his satyr friend, Grover, has been kidnapped by a giant Cyclops and has found the one thing that could save the whole camp, the Golden Fleece. The giant Cyclops wants to have Grover as his bride. Percy also discovers that a nice, baby Cyclops named Tyson is his half-brother.

Tyson, Percy, and Annabeth go on a quest to find the Fleece and save their friend. Can the three friends do it before it is too late? Or will Grover get married and the Camp get destroyed? Read the book to find out!

I love this book! I like it because Riordan creates a lot of suspense and keeps me hooked. I also love the way he describes stuff in a precise way and keeps it intense. He also doesn't forget to give us a good laugh once in a while!

I would recommend this to ages 10+. I also think you should read the first book, The Lightning Thief  before you start this one because stuff will make a lot of sense.