My daughter and I are reading the Percy Jackson series together.
I liked this book and would feel very comfortable reading it to any child.
While similar to Harry Potter, it did not leave me feeling uncomfortable with the subject matter as did Harry Potter (call me a prude, the kidlets tease me all the time).
Instead of witches and wizards, this book is about the gods of mythology. We all learn about them sometime in school. My daughter actually learned about them in second grade. I think I was in high school.
Percy is a Half Blood. Find out Who's his Daddy, what Mt. Olympus/Zeus is like and how about Tartarus/ Hades. Of course there is a quest involved.
I read through this book pronto-speedy because, yes, it was fun and the plot entertaining but also because I have not only one stack, but several stacks of books I am going to read this year (and five of them are Percy Jackson).
Now if she would just finish book two. I want to read as many as possible before the movie comes out next month
ISBN: 978-078685629-9
that sounds good!
ReplyDeletei am so excited about my children's lit class. oh my, it is GOOD!