The Macmaillan book of Greek Myths by: Alice Low

If you could ask the author/illustrator of this book one question, what would it be?

How did you start learning about Greek Myths?

-6th grade

Jake Ransom and the Skull Kings Shadow by: James Rollins

If you could ask the author/illustrator of this book one question, what would it be?

Why did the author decide to put all ancient tribes together in a town? If this really had happened wouldn't the tribes kill each other to claim the city as their own? I would ask this because the author decided to put the Mayans,Vikings,Neanderthal, and Romans together. All of them except for the Neanderthals are warlike tribes that have histories of going into war against other tribes.

-6th grade

Apollo the Brilliant One by George O'Connor

Would you recommend this book? If so, who would you recommend it to, and why? If not, why not?


This is SUCH a good book!!! It is a story of Apollo told by the muses. I think it is my favorite Olympian book yet, and I would totally recommend it!!! I feel bad for Apollo because I think he is misunderstood. READ THIS BOOK!!!!


This is actually my last book review!


-Juila, 6th Grade, Cambridge Friends School

Ares Bringer of War by George O'Connor

If you could ask the author/illustrator of this book one question, what would it be?

Ares is the blood-loving, cruel god of war who is easily my least favorite god or goddess on Mount Olympus. This book has a lot of violence, because of the Trojan War, but it isn't too disturbing. If I could ask George O'Connor one question, it would be; what was his favorite book to illustrate?

I am SO sad because this is very possibly the last book I'll be reviewing. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

-Julia, 6th Grade, Cambridge Friends School

Aphrodite Goddess of Love by George O'Connor

What books would you recommend to the main character of the book and why?


This beautifully illustrated story about the goddess of love and beauty makes me think that Aphrodite truly is vain. She also started the Trojan War, which wasn't the best move on her part! I would recommend any books about fashion and beauty to Aphrodite, because, other than love, that's all she truly cares about.


-Julia, 6th Grade, Cambridge Friends School

Poseidon Earth Shaker by George O'Connor

If this book were made into a movie, who should play the main character, and why?


In this book in the Olympian series, you get to know Poseidon, lord of the seas, better through a bunch of tales. I have a soft spot for Poseidon because he always loses. If this book was made into a movie, Johnny Depp should play Poseidon, because he is spooky and mysterious and looks like how I imagine Poseidon to look.


-Julia, 6th Grade, Cambridge Friends School

Hades Lord of the Dead by George O'Connor

What character(s) in this book would you most and least like to be friends with, and why?


In this story about the leader of the Underworld, Hades, Hades kidnaps Demeter's daughter Persephone to marry because he is lonely. It is about the search for Persephone and the final compromise in the end. The character in this book that I would most want to be friends with is Hecate, because she is magical and mysterious. The character I would least want to be friends with is Hades, because he is a gloomy and dark kidnapper!


-Julia, 6th Grade, Cambridge Friends School

Hera the Goddess and her Glory by George O'Connor

If you could rewrite one part of the story, what would you change?


This book is about Hera, Queen of the Olympians, and her whole story, much of it about Hercules and his tasks. If I could rewrite one part of the story, it would be that Hercules had to do all those tasks, even though they are very entertaining!


-Julia, 6th Grade, Cambridge Friends School

Athena Grey-Eyed Goddess by George O'Connor

What character(s) in this book would you most and least like to be friends with, and why?


This comic book is the story about my personal favorite greek goddess, Athena, goddess of war BUT- unlike Ares, her stepbrother- war AND skill. Athena is Zeus' favorite child. The character I most want to be friends with in this book is Athena, because she is totally cool and headstrong. My least favorite character in this book is Ares, because he is brutal and violent, and even though he and Athena are step siblings, they are complete opposites.


-Julia, 6th Grade, Cambridge Friends School

Zeus King of the Gods by George O'Connor

Which minor character in this book would you like to know more about? If there were a whole book about them, what would it be called?


Zeus King of the Gods is an incredible comic book about... wait for it... Zeus! Zeus is the head of all of the Greek Gods who live on Mount Olympus, but it wasn't always that way! This book explains the struggles Zeus went through to become King of the Gods. The minor character I want to know more about is Rhea. If there were a whole book about her, it would be called Living With An Idiotic Husband.


-Julia, 6th Grade, Cambridge Friends School

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordon

The first two books was good by this author but as the books gets more complicated then i get lost in this book. Those book are not for me.


- 8th grade

The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan

This book is about the god Apollo who is turned into a mortal by Zeus because of the war with Gaea and the Giants (Read Heroes of Olympus Series book 5). Anyway, Apollo finds himself in an alleyway in Manhattan, NY and meets a girl named Meg. Together they go to Camp Half-Blood. But camp has problems of its own. It's up to Apollo to fix it.
This book is filled with action and plenty of humor. There are many twist and turns in this book.


-Nishat, 6th grade, Vassal Lane Upper School

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

What would you like to tell us about the book?

Kronos has risen. Typhon has exploded from his mountain. Pegasi land on Toyota Prius's. As usual, it's a normal month for Percy Jackson, with titans trying to destroy the world and let all of chaos brake loose.

But Kronos has a spie at camp, and it doesn't help that the best fighters won't go to fight in the war because of a stupid flying war chariot. Even worse, Percy has to yell, "Command sequence, Daedalus 23!! Kill flying pigs!! Begin activation!!" At stone statues.
The demigods are fighting a losing battle, and all of the best fighters on their side are hiding or too stubborn to join the battle. Even worse, somehow Kronos is invincible.

So to stop Kronos, Percy has to follow in his footsteps...

-Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School

The Battle of The Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

What would you like to tell us about the book?

When Percy goes to his new school, he finds his old friend Rachael there plus some new surprise monsters and an angry girlfriend. New and old enemies are found in The Battle of The Labyrinth, but they get confronted in their body parts. Besides, I don't think Kronos likes getting hit in the eye with a plastic hairbrush...

It's up to Percy to stop Kronos from rising while helping Grover in his quest to find a god named after a metal cooking device, Pan.

-Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

When Percy Jackson is kicked out of school because of laistrygonians, he makes his way to Camp Half - Blood to find out that the camp is being attacked, and someone has poisoned Thalia's Tree that keeps monsters away from the Camp.

Percy wants to go on a quest, but instead Clarisse, daughter of Ares, volunteers. Percy and Annabeth and their new friend Tyson go off on a sneak quest where they learn that this quest is just another chess play of their old friend Luke...

In The Sea of Monsters, our heroes encounter dozens of new monsters including rainbow horses, repulsive cannons, and people turned into guinea pigs.


--Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

 I know that lately I've been posting about Percy's second series, The Heroes of Olympus, but right now I'm going to go with Percy's starting book: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief.

Percy Jackson at first started out as an ADHD and dyslexic person in class. He was considered trouble, and was in sixth grade. Did I mention he was on his sixth school by now?

It all started when his algebra teacher, Ms. Dodds, decided to become an ugly old bat winged hag. Percy's teacher, Mr. Brunner, threw a pen to Percy that was uncapped and the pen became a sword that vaporized his math teacher.
Then Percy's told that Ms. Dodds never existed.

This crazy start for Percy's life as a hero fuels his first book where he battles a lizard who uses beds to kill people, a gorgon who sells statues, and a Minotaur who abducts his mother.
To "cap it up," Percy is not going to have a normal life as the son of the sea god.


--Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

When Reyna sets off with Nico and Coach Hedge to return the big statue to camp half - blood, surprises turn up. The Athena Parthenos is doing a horrible job of keeping monsters at bay. Even worse, Nico is driving himself too far.
Reyna is doing what she can to help him, but she doesn't know how Nico bears all of his pain.
Coach Hedge needs to get to camp, because his wive, Mellie, is having their baby.
Even more encounters with gods and monsters are turning up, including the giant Polybotes.
As the quest goes on, Leo starts to realize that he's going to have to die.
Jason worries for him. Besides, it turns out that Jason is doing other things too.
Leo has to do more trickery with Hazel, Frank, and Piper. He knows that all of the others will hate his plan so he doesn't tell most of them.
To sum it all up, everybody's having a hard time.

In The Blood of Olympus, Rick Riordan gives new aspects of the quest and new surprises, including a table that has a holographic image of Coach Hedge yelling, "Put some clothes on!!!" some urges to shoot smoked hams into people's stomachs, and battling a god with a small disk that decapitates someone.
New and old rivalrys are destroyed and dispelled while new friendships are made. The gods are made both Roman and Greek, and there is still peace.


--Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School






Before the battle with the giants, they talk about families, and Annabeth mentions that she has an uncle and a cousin. That uncle has some problem with her dad. I wonder who the cousin is.

After the battle, however, Zues knows that someone has to be blamed for this huge disaster. Zues sends Apollo to Olympus, and our heroes suspect that Apollo is being blamed.
Apollo also hinted that Zues can turn him into a mortal.

These two topics hint two new series... Guess what they are...


--Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School

What else is new?

The Hidden Oracle is OUT!!!
Hopefully I'll be posting about that book soon, because it's the 11th book in the Percy Jackson series, just in a new series: The Trials of Apollo.
And coming soon: The Dark Prophecy in The Trials of Apollo.
Also coming soon: Magnus Chase and The Hammer of Thor.
Remember in Magnus Chase and The Summer Sword, Thor said he had lost an important weapon? At the end of that book, there was trouble brewing with a silver hammer on a key chain...


--Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School

Demigods and Magicians by Rick Riordan

Does anybody like Heroes and Magicians?
If you do, do you wonder what would happen if they met?

Of course, if they met, they would have to see a building reconstructing itself in a tornado, an ancient Egyptian goddess possess a demigod, a sword sucked into a black hole in someone's thigh, and an evil guy with Elvis Presley hair.

Rick Riordan brings on a new level of crazy understanding for both the Kanes and Percy and Annabeth. The Greek and Roman gods aren't the only ones in town, including the Egyptian gods...
They're in the same world!!!
Besides, someone wants to control both Egyptian and Greek gods. They have massive power. They want to become immortal, take over an island, build a McPalace, and sell cheap souvenirs.
He's tempting the Kanes and Percy and Annabeth with some great things... Will they succeed?


--Bruce, 6th grade, Cambridge Street Upper School

Magnus Chase : The Sword of Summer by: Rick Riordan

What character(s) in this book would you most and least like to be friends with, and why?
I would like to be friend with to characters. The first character would be Annabeth Chase because she is in the Percy Jackson series and The Heroes of Olympus series and she is an amazing fighter, is smart, is the daughter of Athena(a Greek goddess) and she is cousins with Magnus Chase(who is the son of Frey a Norse god.) I would also like to be friends with Magnus because it would be really cool to see his sword and to know him.


-Birikti, 6th grade, Vassal Lane