If your students haven't discovered Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the
Olympians" series: The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, and The Titan's
Curse, introduce them to a new hero. I gave The Lightning Thief to a sixth grade
boy who was looking for something new to read. He loved it. When I gave him the
second book, he was standing in the middle of the library with both books in his
hands. He was book talking the book to his friends. (and did a better job than I
could have done) Suddenly, I had four sixth grade boys fighting over a book that
wasn't sports or a comic book. It was a book based on Greek Mythology. I gave my
10 year old nephew The Lightning Thief. Two days later, he called me and said,
"The cover says Book 1. If there is a Book 2, I need it today!" I get so excited
and have to share my small victories over video games, TV, and sports!
Joanne R. Pruett, NBCT
Library Media Specialist
Beach Middle School
600 25th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 437-4892, extension 62431
Voice Mail Extension 72476
joanne.pruett@vbschools.com
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