The entire series is full of witty humor based around Greek mythology, and although I considered myself to be pretty well versed on the topic I still learned a few things I hadn't known about the Gods and ancient Greek heroes. If you're reading this without having experienced Rick Riordan's first novel in the series: The Lightning Thief, or the three other books which precede this one don't worry - I won't spoil anything, but I highly recommend you start at the beginning. Read full reviewĪ solid, satisfying conclusion to Rick Riordan's five book series For example, my Grandson reads at a significantly higher level than his chronological age of 12 so just think about the young person for whom you may be buying. When you are making the decision to order for a child or young person, take into consideration their reading level. As a matter of fact, he is rereading this one right now. At any rate, my Grandson enthusiastically recommends this volume. The schools in our community have many of these books in their libraries so they must approve of them as well. He gets really excited when he knows that another book in this series is about to become available at the library or that I've ordered one for him or that one is available online to read. For my Grandson, this particular book as well as the others in this series allows him to escape into a place where he can imagine and develop ideas about how and where this journey might go. Books are so important for so many people for so many reasons. Riordan who are able to create a world and characters that draw him in. Thank goodness for books and thank goodness for authors like Mr. He wants to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it and that seldom aligns with the teacher. He is incredibly bright and would be in accelerated programs at school if not for his socialization issues. Bottom line, reading has been his saving grace. My Grandson was diagnosed with Aspergers just as he entered kindergarten. If a new volume is not available, he simply rereads whichever one he has on hand. His nose is squarely in the kingdom that Mr. Whenever he gets his hands on one no one can get his attention for anything else. My Grandson (12 years of age) loves Mythology and this series by Rick Riordan. My Grandson Loves Mythology And This Series By Rick Riordan

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