The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 

When Percy, his mom and Grover ride in the the camaro (Gabe’s car, Gabe is the step dad of Percy) it gets launched by the minotaur (a creature half human half monster). Percy’s mom gets Percy and Grover to safety pushing them into Camp Half Blood. A camp where demi gods are safe. But when Percy runs out to save his mom from the minotaur Percy’s mom disappears. Percy jumps on the minotaur and rips off his horn.The minotaur throws him off his back. Percy crawls to Camp Half Blood. Grover helps him to camp. Percy awakes and was drinking a cookie flavoured drink.

Percy meets a girl named Anna-Beth who has curly blond hair.
After a game of capture the flag Percy meets Luke who has straight blond hair.
Luke gave Percy a pair of sneakers that has little angel wings on them.
After that Charon, a satyr (a half human half horse) offers Percy, Anna-Beth and Grover a quest to find Zeus' master bolt. Zeus is the King of the Gods. Percy says yes. So does Anna-Beth and Grover. Will the three of them complete the quest or will they get lost along the way? And will they find Percy’s mom?
The person who wrote this book is Rick Riordan, born June 5 1964 (age 47.) He is a best known author for Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Rick was raised in San Antonio Texas.
Rick Riordan says he loves to write and that it’s his passion.
Rick has also written other series. Here are some :
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
The Heroes of Olympus
The 39 Clues
The Kane Chronides
Tres Navarre


I loved this book because of all the adventure in it. Percy, Anna-Beth and Grover are on their quest, but they have to face some gigantic obstacles along the way. I also loved the book because there are gods and goddesses in it and I love them. Here are some of the Greek  gods and goddesses:
Hephaestus             Artemis
Persephoni             Hera
Posidon                  Hestia
Zeu                        Aether
Hermes                  Ananke
Athena                   Erbus
Aphrodite              Gaia
Demeter                 Hermea
Apollo                   Chaos
Ares                      Nesoi
Dionysus               Nyx
Hades or Pluto      Ourea
Uranus                   Phanes                  
Pontus


This book was one of the best books I ever read !!!!!!!
I would offer the book to a lot of people because it was a good book and I think the world would love the book as much as I do.
C.N.S.

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

Caution: Don't judge this book by the cover!
This is not a cute, heart-warming animal story. The mysterious nature of the Bayou constantly contributes to the suspense in this novel. Two distinct stories, separated by a thousand years, recount life in the deep, dark Bayou. Inevitably, the stories are linked, but the reader is always left wondering how. The first story follows the lives of a hound named Ranger, a calico cat and her two kittens, Puck and Sabine. Ranger takes on the role of "protector" of the cat family, as he tries to keep them safe from Gar-Face his abusive owner. Predictably, this was not possible and Puck is left to fend for himself in the dangerous alligator-infested swamp. The second story, has a magical, eerie flavour. Grandmother Moccasin is a lamia or shape shifter, half-serpent and half-human. She has been trapped in a jar among the tangled roots of an old pine tree for more than a thousand years. Why you ask? As this back story is revealed you begin to wonder if Grandma Moccasin's evil ways will continue or if she has learned her lesson. The lives of the main characters come together in a stunning conclusion. Who will survive?


This book was a complete surprise. I expected a story like the "Incredible Journey," where friendship triumphs over adversity. That was not the case. This book is similar to Shiloh and Where the Red Fern Grows. It deals with animal abuse and contains quite graphic descriptions that made me feel uncomfortable. I also found Grandmother Moccasin quite frightening. It is extremely suspenseful as the story builds to the climax and I could just imagine, if this were a movie, I would have my ears plugged and my eyes covered. It is not easy to follow the plot as each chapter switches between stories, much like the dual track story in Holes, by Louis Sachar. This book was not for me, but if you like suspense and mystery then you might enjoy it.