Percy Pack: 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.

Did you know: There's an Activity Kit for GREEK HEROES.

My Thoughts about the Book:
12 tales
Percy's humor 
Male and female hero/heroines 
Great book for mythology fans (or obviously fans of Percy)
Great illustrations

The puppy reading about Otrera

Great Map (I love books with maps)

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Be back-to-school ready with GREEK HEROES!

One (1) winner receives:

·         a copy of GREEK HEROES

·         plus a “Percy Pack” limited edition backpack!

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Tween Tuesday: Artemis the Brave

While Artemis loves archery, she doesn't always feel brave. There's now way she can confide in her friends. She doesn't want them to know she feels insecure sometimes. She puts on a brave front.

However, she does ask their advice when it comes to boys. Before Artemis met Orion, she never admired a boy. Now she wants to gain his attention. Orion's used to having a fan club. He's asking Artemis for all kinds of help. Artemis is afraid he sees her only as one of the guys. What can she do to show him she likes him than just a friend?

My Thoughts: I really love this series. I love how the authors mix mythology with issues facing tweens. I love the friendship between the four girls and how each girl is unique. I like how the godboys are drawn out as well, I really had strong feelings against Orion. Mythology really comes to life in these books.

Cover Thoughts: Cute and fun

Source: Inter-Library Loan

Up Next:
Book Five: Athena the Wise: out in April

Book Six: Aphrodite the Diva: out in September

Displays for the month

Just in time for the Percy Jackson movie - a mythology display.

The focal point of the display - Percy Jackson and Oh My Gods

I bought Percy Jackson bookmarks that say
The Greatest Heroes are Readers
and the back, there's a booklist of our fictional mythology books:

Avalon High

Book of Three

Nobody’s Princess

Oh My Gods

Percy Jackson series

Radiant Darkness

Runemarks

Sea Trolls

Secrets of Nicholas Flamel

Sirena

Sisters of Isis series

Sword of the Rightful King

Tattoo

Water Mirror

Why I Ley My Hair Grow Out

The other bookmarks are from Tera Lynn Childs for her second book, Goddess Boot Camp
they have: Are you Goddess enough? as a tagline. (charming!)
plus, Tera sent me these awesome buttons.
I confess that I swiped some for myself and the teens are gobbling up the rest of them.

plus, I was really lucky as Oh My Gods was just returned that day for the picture. It's hard to keep this series on the shelf :)

A small display for the the awesome Great Scavenger Hunt contest hosted by Kay Cassidy.

I should have take this picture a few weeks ago as there as a large display before the mythology one. By the time I thought of it, most of the books were all checked out.

a wall display of the Great Scavenger Hunt

a blurry picture of my wall valentine display - the hearts say funny library things like Books Rock and Love your Library.

Goddess Boot Camp

Pheobe’s having problems controlling her magical powers. Often, what she’s thinking transforms in her every day life. The gods aren’t happy. She’s scared they’ll kill her on the spot (after what happened with her father). Damian enrolled her in Goddess Boot Camp, before heading on his honeymoon. He forgot to tell her the average age of the campers before he left. Now, Pheobe’s desperately trying to keep her powers under control in front of a bunch of 10-year-olds.
She’s also worried about passing a test from the Gods, a possible cheating boyfriend, and her snarky stepsister.

The addition of Pheobe’s powers to the story adds humor as she struggles to control them. The sequel to OH. MY. GODS. continues it’s delightful magical mythological tale. I was LUCKY enough to score an advance copy of this book in a contest (it doesn't come out until June). I love this series. It's so unique.

And if you love this series as much as I do, add the facebook flair I made to give these books a shout out.

Head over the Tera's blog because she's having a super contest (and you might win a copy of the book!)

You can also take a quiz to find out your Goddess personality

Here's Mine:

Aphrodite : Like the goddess of love and beauty, you appreciate pretty things--and you make sure you're a pretty thing yourself. You like guys to shower you with objects of their affection, but materialism isn't your guiding cause. You're a dreamer, in love with love, and searching every day for your perfect guy. Even if you have to search every last one of them to find him.