Today’s Middle Grade reader:
AnonyMouse’s first Middle Grade Monday book is…
Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Apparently he has a girlfriend named Piper and a best friend named Leo. They’re all students at a boarding school for “bad kids.” What did Jason do to end up here? And where is here, exactly? Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, ever since she had that terrifying nightmare. Piper doesn’t understand her dream, or why her boyfriend suddenly doesn’t recognize her. When a freak storm hits, unleashing strange creatures and whisking her, Jason, and Leo away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood, she has a feeling she’s going to find out. Leo has a way with tools. When he sees his cabin at Camp Half-Blood, filled with power tools and machine parts, he feels right at home. But there’s weird stuff, too—like the curse everyone keeps talking about. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist that each of them—including Leo—is related to a god.
Title: The Lost Hero
Series: The Heroes of Olympus (Book #1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Published: Oct 12, 2010 by Hyperion Books for Children
Format: 557 pages; Hardcover; Ebook
Website: www.rickriordan.com
Source: Library
AnonyMouse’s Rating: 
- What was the book about (without giving away what happens)?
The Lost Hero is a modern day story with Greek Mythology in it.
- Did you enjoy this story? Why?
Yes, because it had mystery, adventure, and had characters and places that I had already read about.
- Was there a particular character that you liked the most?
Yes, Festus, a metal dragon.
- Which character did you like the least?
Khione, the snow goddess.
- Was there anything about the story that you didn’t like or that confused you?
Festus blew up.
- Did you learn anything from this book? Was there a moral to this story?
No, I didn’t learn anything, and no, there was no moral.
- Did you like the way the book ended?
Yes.
- Do you like the cover?
Yes.
- Would you recommend this book to your friends?
Yes.
- Draw a picture of something from the book, that does not reveal the ending.
