Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Graveyard


The story begins with a scary opening which leads a two year old boy to seek shelter in a graveyard. Mr. and Mrs. Owens, The cemetery's inhabitants (yeah, they are ghosts), decide to raise the young child and name him Nobody. Bod for short. This Newbery Award winning book is dark, but enjoyable as Bod makes the best out of his life in the graveyard. But will he stay forever?

Friday, June 5, 2009

The Sea of Monsters


The Sea of Monsters is the follow up to The Lightning Thief and picks up at the end of the school year following Percy's return to normal life. He returns to Camp Half Blood to find out its protective perimeter is weakening. Together with Annabeth and Tyson (who you will "meet" in the first few chapters), Percy ventures out to capture the golden fleece and save the camp.