| If you are looking for a great series to engage your | | | | relationship is a welcome contribution to popular teen |
| teen reader, give the Percy Jackson series of books | | | | literature. |
| by Rick Riordan a try. Here are 5 reasons why this | | | | 4. Powerful Storytelling That Gets Better With Each |
| series of books have both kids and parents stamp of | | | | Book |
| approval. | | | | There is a point in book three, The Titan's Curse, |
| 1. An Engaging and Fulfilling Read for Teens and | | | | when the villain is revealed that hooked me onto the |
| Parents | | | | rest of the series and I read the last two books |
| Foremost the Percy Jackson books are engaging-not | | | | within 48 hours (they just kept getting better). The |
| only for teens but for adults. I'm in my mid thirties | | | | reveal fit so perfectly into the story and all the clues |
| and the series had me hooked so that I had to read | | | | being left in the first half of the book finally made |
| one after the other until I crossed the finish line with | | | | sense. The ability to do that and not lose either the |
| The Last Olympian. The last two were particularly | | | | reader's interest or the plot threads of the story is |
| hard to put down as the series came closer to its | | | | indeed the work of a skilled writer. |
| ultimate conclusion. | | | | 5. Exposure to Mythological Archetypes |
| 2. Wonderful Teen Role Models | | | | Obviously the series references Greek Mythology, as |
| Percy and his friends are great role models for | | | | Percy Jackson and his friends at Camp Half-Blood all |
| adventurous teens who are somewhat rebellious but | | | | have a Greek God as a parent. For the casual reader, |
| who retain a sense of ethics and responsibility. They | | | | these references invariably incite interest in the |
| protect each other and have their eye on a greater | | | | classic mythological stories of Ancient Greece. The |
| goal-like saving the world! | | | | more readers learn about the myths, the more they |
| 3. Wonderful Parent-Teen Relationship | | | | can read into the story and the characters |
| Percy's only parent is his single mother (as his father | | | | motivations. By imbuing his story with these ancient |
| is the God, Poseidon) and she has faith in Percy to | | | | archetypes Rick Riordan has given depth to his story |
| do what he feels is right. Percy contacts her when | | | | and applied these old myths into a modern context, |
| facing a challenge and she offers advice but trusts he | | | | giving both texts a longer life on the shelves. |
| knows the right thing to do. This kind of mother-son | | | | |