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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

If you liked the Lightning Thief, you might like...

Have you recently seen the new Percy Jackson movie? Did you know that it is based on the book "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan? If you enjoyed reading the Lightning Thief series, here are some other books you may enjoy...


Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface.

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Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (A six book series, Book 7 soon to be released)

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

Rating: *****!

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The Awakening by Michael Carroll (A three book series)

Ten years after the disappearance of superhumans--both heroes and villains--thirteen-year-olds Danny and Colin begin to develop super powers, making them the object of much unwanted attention.


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Fire Thief by Terry Deary (A three book series)

A retelling of the Greek myth in which Prometheus, having endured two hundred years of punishment for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans, escapes and travels through time to the factory town of Eden City in 1858 where he falls in with a young thief and his uncle.
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Jason and the Gorgon's Blood by Jane Yolen

Jason, who will grow up to become the head of the Argonauts, leads five other boys on a dangerous quest to save the kingdom of Iolcus, learning along the way what it means to be in command.

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Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (A three book series)

When she is cast out of Wonderland by her evil aunt Redd, young Alyss Heart finds herself living in Victorian Oxford as Alice Liddell and struggles to keep memories of her kingdom intact until she can return and claim her rightful throne.

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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson (A five book series)

After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.

Rating: ****
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Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry (A four book series)

Peter, an orphan boy, and his friend Molly fight off thieves and pirates in order to keep the secret safe away from the diabolical Black Stache and his evil associate Mister Grin.

Rating: ****

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