Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to...
Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to...
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Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to diabolical. In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
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emilyw21 - I find the Battle of the Labyrinth much better than the previous book, The Titan's Curse, because I find the characters more like themselves in this book. The basic plot of this book was that after being attacked by two monsters at his freshman orientation at Goode High, Percy Jackson goes to camp-half-blood where he and Annabeth discovers an entrance to the labyrinth by accident. They then realized that since there was an entrance to the labyrinth in the camp, Kronos' army could easily attack the camp. So Annabeth, Percy, Grover, and Tyson go on a quest to stop the army before they could invade Camp Half-blood. I really liked this book because I think it was written in an interesting way and it keeps the reader captivated throughout the book.
Starred review from April 14, 2008 Percy Jackson’s fourth summer at Camp Half-Blood is much like his previous three—high-octane clashes with dark forces, laced with hip humor and drama. Opening with a line for the ages—“The last thing I wanted to do on my summer break was blow up another school”—this penultimate series installment finds Percy, Annabeth and the satyr Grover furiously working to prevent former camp counselor Luke from resurrecting the Titan lord Kronos, whose goal is to overthrow the gods. When the heroes learn that Luke can breach Camp Half-Blood’s security through an exit from Daedalus’s Labyrinth, they enter the maze in search of the inventor and a way to stop the invasion. Along the way they encounter a lifetime supply of nightmare-inducing, richly imagined monsters. Grover’s own quest to find the lost god Pan, meanwhile, provides a subtle environmental message. Percy, nearly 15, has girl trouble, having become something of a chick magnet. One of Riordan’s strengths is the wry interplay between the real and the surreal. When the heroes find Hephaestus, for instance, he’s repairing a Toyota, wearing overalls with his name embroidered over the chest pocket. The wit, rousing swordplay and breakneck pace will once again keep kids hooked. Ages 10-up.
May 1, 2008 Gr 5-9-The battle starts, literally, with an explosion and doesn't let up. After Percy destroys the high school band room battling monsters called "empousai" who have taken on the form of cheerleaders, he has to hide out at Camp Half-Blood. There, Grover's searcher's license is going to be revoked unless he can find the god Pan in seven days. An entrance to the Labyrinth has been discovered, which means that Luke, the half-blood turned bad, can bypass the magical protections and invade the camp. Annabeth insists that she must follow a quest to locate Daedalus's workshop before Luke does. Percy is disturbed by visions of Nico, the son of Hades, who is summoning forth the spirits of the dead with McDonalds Happy Meals. Percy, Grover, and Percy's Cyclops half-brother follow Annabeth into the maze not knowing if they will ever find their way out. Riordan cleverly personifies the Labyrinth as a sort of living organism that changes at will, and that traverses the whole of the United States. Kids will devour Riordan's subtle satire of their world, such as a Sphinx in the Labyrinth whose questions hilariously parody standardized testing. The secret of Pan is revealed with a bittersweet outcome that also sends an eco-friendly message. Like many series, the "Percy Jackson" books are beginning to show the strain of familiarity and repetition. However, the overarching story line remains compelling, and the cliff-hanger ending will leave readers breathless in anticipation of the fifth and final volume."Tim Wadham, Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ"
Copyright 2008 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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emilyw21 - I find the Battle of the Labyrinth much better than the previous book, The Titan's Curse, because I find the characters more like themselves in this book. The basic plot of this book was that after being attacked by two monsters at his freshman orientation at Goode High, Percy Jackson goes to camp-half-blood where he and Annabeth discovers an entrance to the labyrinth by accident. They then realized that since there was an entrance to the labyrinth in the camp, Kronos' army could easily attack the camp. So Annabeth, Percy, Grover, and Tyson go on a quest to stop the army before they could invade Camp Half-blood. I really liked this book because I think it was written in an interesting way and it keeps the reader captivated throughout the book.
