This immensely popular five-book series follows the exploits of Perseus Jackson, who is named after the Classical Greek hero. As it turns out, Percy himself is a demigod, the son of a mortal mother and a father who happens to be the Greek god Poseidon (Neptune in Roman mythology). After he discovers this fact in the first book, he finds himself in a quagmire of adventures against monsters like Medusa, minor gods like Pan, and a pet Hellhound named Mrs. O'Leary. With chapter titles like "I Drive My Dog into a Tree" and pithy statements through the books like, "Her kitchen smelled like my sixth-grade gym locker. And that isn't good…" this series it at once entertaining and--somewhat--educational. The adventures get a little repetitious, but we never tire of reading them and seeing what mess Percy & his friends will get into, and perhaps even more entertaining, how they get out of it.
Although Percy ages from twelve to sixteen (where an ominous prophesy is supposed to bode ill for the entire world), the writing style remains essentially the same, so the entire series can be enjoyed sequentially by young readers.
Books: 1) The Lightning Thief; 2) the Sea of Monsters; 3) The Titan's Curse; 4) The Battle of the Labyrinth and 5) The Last Olympian.
Merit: Exciting & humorous action. Learning about responsibility & how confusing members of the opposite sex can be.
Share: Discussion group with other books in the series.
Appeal: Action. Coming-of-age. Fantasy.
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