Sunday, October 16, 2011

The Son of Neptune

The Son of Neptune
521
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Yang, the main characters of The Son of Neptune, are all sent on a quest by Frank's father Mars, god of war. Frank is a big, bulky, boy who's life is tied to a stick; if it completely burns, he dies. Hazel, daughter of Pluto, died resisting Gaea, the earth goddess, and refusing to follow through with the last step of raising the giant Alcyoneus. Percy, son of Neptune, has lost his memory, except for one name; Annabeth; but somehow has unpiercable skin. Will they be able to stop Alcyoneus?

Thursday, October 13, 2011

The Lost Hero

The Lost Hero
557
Rick Riordan
Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez, the main characters of The Lost Hero, are all going to get shocked, some of them in different ways. Jason has lost his memory, but Piper and Leo say they've known him for months. Piper finds out that the Greek gods are real, but it's not much of a shock after discovering that her dad has been captured by a giant. Leo also discovers that the Greek gods are real, but then he discovers a life-size metal dragon. Jason, Leo, and Piper must go on a quest to rescue Hera before she is claimed by the Earth and Porphyrion rises.

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
381
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian, is facing war and tough decisions. His friend Nico, son of Hades, tells him that the only way to defeat Luke/Kronos is to take on the curse of Achilles, and become invincible except for one mortal point. While the gods are distracted fighting Typhon, Kronos plans to attack The Empire State Building/Mt. Olympus and destroy the gods' seats of power. Can Percy do it?

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth
361
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth, has many conflicting personalities in his life: He's impulsive, his friend Annabeth is cautious; his half-brother Tyson is perfectly fine with underground places, and his friend Grover hates them. Unfortunately for Grover, going underground might be the only way to keep his searcher's license. Then Annabeth gets a prophecy from the Oracle to lead a quest into the Labyrinth and stop Luke from corrupting Daedalus. Will they make it in time?

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Magician's Nephew

The Magician's Nephew
202
C.S. Lewis
I, Strawberry, have just been turned into the winged horse Fledge by Aslan. He then told me to fly two children in search of a garden. About two-thirds of the way there, I started to tire, so we stopped for the night. For some reason the children couldn't eat the grass, so they ate some weird chewy thing from the female's pocket, and planted the extra one. The next morning they bathed and ate fruit from the tree, which was alright, but I prefer grass. We then kept on flying, and soon smelt a delicious aroma. We then found out that it was the garden, which looked extremely private, so only the male went in. He come out with a larger, and extremely rude female chasing him, and after he resisted the temptation of eating or stealing the apple that she increased, we flew straight to Aslan where the male planted the apple.

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse
312
Rick Riordan
When Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse, brought back the Golden Fleece to heal Thailia's pine tree, it did it's work too well. Now Thalia is back, and another dangerous half-blood is at large. But there are other things to worry about. Artemis has been captured by Atlas, and Percy is left out of the quest. Will he leave camp unpermitted and risk Mr. D's wrath?

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
279
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, has been having mysterious dreams about his satyr friend Grover. He escapes from his middle school after it's trashed by giants, but when he arrives at Camp-Halfblood three things have gone wrong. The pine tree that protects the camp has been poisoned, the centaur teacher Chiron has been blamed and dismissed, and Percy's other friend Tyson is found out to be a Cyclops. Percy's friend Annabeth tells him that Grover might have found the one thing that could save the camp, but to go find it could mean death in many ways.

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
375
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, is having the worst two days of his life. His pre-algebra teacher turned into a hag and tried to kill him, his best friend is part goat, and his mom just got murdered by a Minotaur. Percy is now at Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp where demigods, children of mortals and Greek gods learn to fight and not get eaten by monsters. Percy is blamed of stealing Zeus's master bolt, a two-foot piece of Celestial Bronze with as much power as an atomic bomb. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover must find the master bolt before the summer solstice, or there will be war.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Rain Poem

Raindrops, big and wet
I might melt soon, but not yet
I'm not Jadis's pet.

http://grooveshark.com/#/s/Rain/tLh4T?src=5 open that in a new tab.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
759
J.K. Rowling
Warning! Not an Enrichment Reading book!
Harry Potter, the main character of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling, is traveling around the country with Ron and Hermione, trying to destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes. The Horcrux that Dumbledore died to get was a fake, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover that it is now owned by a top government official in the Ministry of Magic. Harry, Ron, and Hermione must get the Horcrux from inside the Ministry, and discover where the others are before Voldemort strangles all resistance.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
0
J.K. Rowling
Warning! Not an Enrichment Reading book!
Harry Potter, the main character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is now a sixth year and captain of the Griffindor Quidditch Team. He also has private lessons with Dumbledore, during which they research Voldemort's past with Dumbledore Penseive. Voldemort split his soul into seven pieces using the extremely Dark magic of Horcruxes. To kill Voldemort, his Horcruxes must be destroyed first, but they are heavily guarded. Can it be done?

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
870
J.K. Rowling
Warning! Not an Enrichment Reading book!
Harry Potter, the main character in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling, witnessed Voldemort coming back; but has been deprived of information all summer. But now that he is back among his friends, he has been having dreams. It is soon discovered that the strange connection he has with Voldemort is causing those dreams, and Harry must learn to close the connection, or Voldemort could control him.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
734
J.K.
Warning! Not an Enrichment Reading book!
Harry Potter, the main character of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is now a fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This year, the Triwizard Tournament is being held at Hogwarts. The Triwizard Tournament is a contest between witches or wizards in which they compete in three different tasks to win one thousand Galleons in prize money. Due to high death rate the Triwizard Tournament was discontinued, and now that it is restarting, only wizards or witches that are of age, seventeen, are allowed to compete. But Harry's name is drawn from the Goblet of Fire as well, and the three tasks are known as extremely deadly, as well as secret.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
435
J.K. Rowling
Warning! Not an Enrichment Reading book!
Harry Potter, the main character of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling, is now in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A murder named Sirius Black has escaped from wizard prison, and is out to kill Harry. But what will happen when there is more too Black than there seems to be.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
341
J.K. Rowling
Warning! Not an Enrichment Reading book!
Harry Potter, the main character of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling, is a wizard that attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. 50 years ago something called the Chamber of Secrets was opened, and the monster inside ended up killing someone before it was closed. Now, the Chamber is open again and Harry, Ron, and Hermione must find out who opened it, and close it before it is too late.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
309
J.K. Rowling
Warning! Not an Enrichment Reading book!
Harry Potter, the main character in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling, is an average eleven year-old British boy, raised by his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon after his parents died in a car crash. But there's something not so ordinary about Harry; and when he receives letters from a mysterious source that seems to know exactly where he lives, he soon discovers that he is a wizard, and his parents were actually murdered by the feared Dark wizard, Lord Voldemort. Voldemort, or You-Know-Who, tried to kill Harry too, but failed, and the curse rebounded and struck Voldemort. Harry soon leaves his aunt and uncle to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but Voldemort didn't die that night, and there's something secret in the school, that might let him return to being.

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World
205
Roald Dahl
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Danny, the main character in Danny the Champion of the World, by Raold Dahl, has been rasied in a filling station since he was seven, and then sent to school; even though in Danny's country you have to start school at the age of five. Danny's father is a wonderful man: he makes Dannyfire ballons, and a lot of more treasures. But Danny's father has a secret. What is it?

The Horn of Moran


The Horn of Moran
373
M.L. Forman
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Alex Taylor, the main character of The Horn of Moran, has discovered he is a wizard, killed a humongous dragon, and been accepted as the apprentice of the famous wizard Whalen Vankin. He then returned to his step-father's pub and started practicing magic. One day, many geebs arrived, bringing letters from Silvan Bregnest, the leader of his first adventure, that told him of another adventure he might want to join; and a letter from Whalen Vankin telling him to go on the adventure. Alex leaves immediately, and soon discovers that the goal of the adventure is to find the horn of Moran, and return it to Alusia to stop a brewing war. But what will happen when an old evil from Alex's first adventure reappears?

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Skeleton Key

Skeleton Key
327
Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider, the main character of Skeleton Key, by Anthony Horowitz, is back. The CIA has requested that MI6 let them use Alex to investigate the activities of the Russian ex-general Alexi Sarov. But one of the American agents that Alex is working with is not happy that she has to work with a child, and Alex is positive that his fellow agents have not told him everything.

Point Blank

Point Blank
274
Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider, the main character of Point Blank, by Anthony Horowitz, is back. After investigating how his uncle really died, being recruited by the British Intelligence, and sent to spy on a billionaire, MI6 has decided that they need Alex again, this time to be sent to a reformatory for sons of the super-rich. Alex soon discovers that all of the "reformed" boys are, in essence identical. They look different, but have the some habits, laugh, etc. Will Alex be able to figure what is going on this time; and if he does, escape from the top of a French mountain?

Slathbog's Gold

Slathbog's Gold
382
M.L. Forman
Warning! Not an Enrichment Reading book!
Alex Taylor, the main character of Slathbog's Gold, by M.L. Forman, is just an ordinary boy, or so he thinks. One day, Alex is walking along Sildon Lane, when he spots a sign in the window of a small bookstore reading "Adventurers Wanted!". Out of curiousity Alex enters the shop, and signs up for an adventure he soon meets a dwarf and elf, and learns that there is magic. The adventure that he signed up for is to kill the dragon Slathbog the Red and claim his treasure, but is Alex up to the job?

 

Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker
192
Anthony Horowitz 
Alex Rider, the main character of Stormbreaker, has just gotten some very bad news. His uncle, Ian Rider, is dead, and, since his parents died in a plane crash, that leaves him without any close family. Alex doesn't believe the police when they tell him his uncle died from a car crash, and not wearing his seat belt, because Ian wouldn't even drive down a block if someones seat belt wasn't on. But what will happen to Alex when he goes looking for the truth?