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Yes, but what about the reader who has dyslexia and doesn't actually find ancient Greek easier to read? I dunno, but if I were a weird kid reading this and wanting to be a half-blood hero, I'd feel angry to know that I wasn't. But hey, I'm not a kid at all, and this is an enormously popular book, so what do I know.
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So, yeah, done with my reread (for the group Once Upon a Time). Still not overly impressed. I prefer the Animorphs, which this reminded me of on the first page: "If you believe this ...more
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So, yeah, done with my reread (for the group Once Upon a Time). Still not overly impressed. I prefer the Animorphs, which this reminded me of on the first page: "If you believe this ...more

Children's Book age 9-12. Enjoyed it, but not enough to read the rest. Every danger was thwarted quickly and easily, so there was never any suspense.
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If you enjoy mythology, you'll likely enjoy these stories filled with adventures of Persy Jackson.
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Lexile 740L
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13.0
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13.0

Jan 21, 2008
Monica
marked it as to-read

Dec 15, 2009
Rachmi
rated it
it was ok
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Shelves:
egypt-greek-norse-and-all-mythology,
fantasy

Jan 09, 2010
Tanya Yarbrough
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Feb 18, 2014
Patricia
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Aug 04, 2014
Misty
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