Percy Jackson GREEK HEROES hits shelves August 18th #ReadRiordan

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Did you know that its the 10th Anniversary year of the Percy Jackson series? If you have never heard of the series, you are definitely missing out . The series stars Percy Jackson and his friends as teenagers who are children of gods and demigods. They go on lots of adventures and lots of mythological characters are present. I have always been fascinated by greek mythology and when I heard there was a book that was going to go into more details about the greek heroes I was excited.

Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes

Who cut off Medusa’s head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy, ( I’ve had some bad experiences in my time, but the heroes I’m going to tell you about were the original old school hard luck cases. They boldly screwed up where no one had screwed up before. . .) and enhanced with vibrant artwork by Caldecott Honoree John Rocco, this story collection will become the new must-have classic for Rick Riordan’s legions of devoted fans–and for anyone who needs a hero. So get your flaming spear. Put on your lion skin cape. Polish your shield and make sure you’ve got arrows in your quiver. We’re going back about four thousand years to decapitate monsters, save some kingdoms, shoot a few gods in the butt, raid the Underworld, and steal loot from evil people. Then, for dessert, we’ll die painful tragic deaths. Ready? Sweet. Let’s do this.

GREEK HEROES is the companion title to the national best seller Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods which is a book written in the narrative of Percy Jackson explaining how the world was created and the gods behind it. I hadn’t read that book but now I am anxious to read that one as well.

GREEK HEROES is a big hardcover book jam packed with stories in the narrative of Percy Jackson. Its not like an encyclopedia or book of facts, but rather stories of about 20 pages or so and then it goes onto another character. The stories are the true stories of the characters but told from a teenager’s perspective. With titles like “Perseus Wants a Hug” and “Thesus Slays the Mighty – Oh, Look! A Bunny Rabbit!” the book makes the reader want to keep on reading. Since the stories are told by Percy they are funny and even I enjoy reading them myself. The stories are also written so kids understand rather that in a text full of hard to follow names. There are also illustrations throughout the book that are pretty amazing. This book would be perfect for any fan of mythology or as a companion to the Percy Jackson series.

Don’t forget to check out the downloadable Activity Kit for GREEK HEROES.

WIN IT: (1) US winner will receive the a copy of GREEK HEROES plus a “Percy Pack” limited edition backpack

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