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The Lost Hero - By : Rick Riordan

Pages 3 - 107 December 3 2010 The story I chose was the Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. The story is about demigods. Demigods are half human and half god, the gods are not the God from the bible but Gods from the Greek and Roman myths. So far there have been three main characters, Leo who is son of Hephaestus, Piper who is daughter of Aphrodite and Jason the son of all mighty Zeus. Piper, Leo and Jason were all students at a school for "bad kids" and they were all attending a field trip when they got attacked by ventis or more commonly known as wind spirits. The teacher. Mr.Hedge in charge of the kids was not actually a teacher, but a satyr or as Jason called him a faun which is the roman term. Mr. Hedge sacrificed himself for the three students so they could get away. After Mr.Hedge was captured, two more demigods came and rescued the students. The three students were then led to a camp for demigods but Jason was not comfortably at the camp. Piper and Leo were then claimed by their godly parent. At the camp Jason had no memory of anything due to Hera. Hera approached Piper and Leo and asked them to save her from her cage. The three friends get a quest to save Hera and the world. Leo finds out about a secret bunker and fixes up a dragon. This is the story so far.

Why did you select this novel? I selected this novel because I love anything that has to do with Greek mythology and Rick Riordan is a very good author who writes great Greek Mythology books. Also Rick Riordan is one of my favorite authors and the series he wrote before The Lost Hero was one of my favorite series.

What information did you need to know before reading this novel? You needed to know a bit about Greek mythology to understand the book and also you needed to know about Percy Jackson.

What has happened before the novel began? I think before the novel began, Hera made Percy disappear. Also I think that Jason was part of a different camp, one associated with Romans.

10/10

Pages 108- 254

December 10 2010 After they get a quest, Jason and his friends are trying to find out where to go first. Jason also discovers that he has a sister named Thalia. Jason wants Annabeth to come with them but she can not because she is off to search for her boyfriend Percy Jackson but before she leaves she tells to go find Aeolus the master of the winds. Also she tells them that Aeolus is very hard to find so it would be better to ask another wind god where he is and she suggest Boreas the North Wind, who is in Quebec. Leo has fixed up a dragon so they go to Quebec to find Boreas. When they reach Boreas, he is very reluctant to help but after some persuasion he is willing to help them. He tells them to go to Chicago, where they will find the wind spirits that will lead to Aeolus. Halfway to Chicago their Dragon, Festus has a malfunction and crashes in a warehouse. As they fell to the ground Piper broke her ankle. Inside the warehouse, Leo leaves to found the Dragon and Jason stays with Piper to help her fix her ankle. Jason hears Leo cry for help so he goes to help him but it was actually a trap made by the Cyclopes. Piper and Jason get caught by the Cyclopes. Leo finds out about this and goes to help them.

What's going on as the story begins? Leo, Piper and Jason are students at a boarding school for troubled youths. They are on a bus for a field trip when Jason wakes up with no memory but his friends Leo and Piper have a clear memory of him being with them for the past couple months.

Who is telling the story? How does this person’s perspective effect the way the story is told? None of the characters are telling the story, it is an all knowing narrator. This person's perspective effects the way the story is told, in the way that he doesn't miss any details and that he doesn't really have any bias opinions on any of the characters.

What is the setting of the novel? Is the setting important or could the novel be happening anywhere? Why? In the beginning the setting of the story is Camp Half-Blood which is located on Long Island N.Y, then as the quest begins they go to Quebec and then they go to Chicago. Yes the setting is important because for the Gods, where they are is where their influence is the strongest and they are in the place where domain should be. 10/10

Pages 255- 363

December 20 2010 When Leo finds his friends, he takes on three Cyclopes with the machinery near by. He kills all of the Cyclopes by himself. Before the three leave the warehouse they find a shirt exactly like the one that Jason is wearing and Piper and Jason learn that Leo is a fire user. Jason has a dream with Hera in it and she tells him alot about the quest and the giants. They find a Venti but it goes down a drain so they park their dragon in a park and go chase it on foot. In the sewers they find a store called M. Inside the store they find a witch called Madea and she puts a spell on Jason and Leo. Eventually she makes the two fight but Piper convinces them not to so Madea makes creatures for Leo and Jason to fight. Meanwhile Piper chases Madea and when she catches up to her she kills her. Leo calls Festus to come and he kills on the creatures. Before they leave they find Coach Hedge and they all leave. During their ride Leo has a dream in which his dad appears in. Festus crashes and they land in some random house. They spend the night inside the house and when they wake up the realize the owner of the house is King Midas and his son Lit. King Midas wouldnt let them leave so they end up fighting but Leo and Piper turn in to golden statues. Jason saves them all and turns them back to normal.

What is the initial or first problem faced by the main character? The initial problem faced by the main character is that Hera has been captured and he has to go save her and the first problem faced by the main character is that he has no memory of anything, but as the story progresses he faces more problems.

How does the author get you to read on or hold your interest? The author makes the story action packed so you wont get bored and when the story gets a bit dull he adds an intersting "punch' to the story. Also I enjoy reading books that have to do with Greek or Roman mythology, so I find this book quite interesting without any difficulties.

What new things are added to the original problem as the novel progresses? The original problem was Hera getting captured but as the novel progresses the new problems added such as Jason having no memory of anything, Piper's dad being captured, Gera awakening from her sleep and that the giants are rising once again.

9/10 MORE DETAIL ON THE QUESTIONS

Pages 364 - 442

January 7th 2011 After Leo and PIper turn back normal they realize that they are in a cave with Jason and Hedge. Leo and Piper were both very cold due to being thrown into the river so Leo creates a fire so they can warm up and so they can eat. While they were eating, a group of wolves lead by Lycaton came into the cave to kill them. The three of them realize that the wolves cant be killed by anything else then silver so they realize that they have no way of winning because none of them have anything that is silver. Leo realizing that they can only stop them makes a wall of fire to stop them but eventually it dies out. The three demigods and Hedge get ready to fight the wolves but before they can silver arrow comes out of nowhere and pierces Lycaton which makes the wolves run away. The person who shot the arrow was none other than Thalia Jason's sister and her group of huntress. Thalia makes her group leave her so they can chase Lycaton. Thalia and Jason talk for a bit and during that time Jason learns a lot about his past. Thalia knows that they are trying to find Aeolus so she decides to lead them there. While on the bridge Leo heats up which causes the bridge to break, so they end up getting separated from Thalia. They still make there way to Aeolus's palace where they realize that Aeolus is super messed up and that he is a crazy man. Aeolus commands them all to death but with the help of Aeolus's assistant they escape.

What plot twists or unexpected events happen as the novel goes on? As the novel goes on a very big plot twist is that Zeus is being controlled by Gaea which is making him make bad decisions. Another plot twist is that Piper who everyone thought was a good character turns out she is on this quest because she needs to save her dad but to do so she has to betray her friends. Some unexpected events that happen in the story are that the three demigods go off to save Piper's dad first instead of Hera and that Aeolus who is a friendly god commands them all to death.

Comment on the style of the novel. Is it easy or hard to follow the events? The style of the book is very smooth and it flows and fits together nicely. The events are quite easy to follow because the author makes the book very clear and he states the facts and hints very smoothly and not all jumbled up. However sometimes the book becomes a little bit difficult to follow because they keep switching back and forth between the Greek and Roman names.

Is the language in the novel difficult or easy? GIve examples and explain. The language of the book is quite easy due to the fact that the author uses common words that most people know but even when he uses uncommon and big words, you can usually tell what it means due to the sentence its in. An example of easy language is " We came here to search for the boy with one shoe. " We all know what those words mean. An example of difficult language is " the piece of corrugated metal emblazoned with a company logo". The word corrugated is one that most people dont know but also it is one that you cant figure out just by reading.

Pages 443 - The End

January 11th 2011 After their escape they wake up in a coffee shop, all wearing fresh clothes due to Piper's mom Aphrodite. While eating biscuits and drinking lattes they decide that they will go up to Mount Diablo first so they can save Piper's dad then they will go save Hera. While talking up the mountain they notice that the earth is trying to suck them in to the ground so they quickly make their way up top. At the top they come up with the plan where Jason, Hedge and Leo all attack the Giant guarding Piper's dad while PIper goes to save her dad. Within five seconds of charging the Giant Hedge gets knocked out, so Jason is the only one really fighting him because Leo is trying to get a machine to work so he can fight The Giant with that. Leo fixes up two machines which almost kills the Giant but they dont quite manage. So Jason calls upon his dad to help him kill the Giant so Zeus sends a lighting bolt which ends up killing the Giant. On the way down they meet up with a Helicopter, Piper them charms the driver to take them to the wolf house where Hera is being captured. Just before they reach the Wolf House Piper gets Hedge to take her dad back home. Inside the house, the huntresses had the whole house secure but they couldn't quite manage to free Hera. Before they could free Hera, Khione the winter Goddesses and the King Giant wake up. Jason decides to fight the King Giant while Leo decides to fight Khione. Leo defeats Khione but Jason is not able to kill the KIng Giant by himself but thankfully Hera gets free of her cage and kills everything including Jason. Jason somehow manages to come back to life and they make their way back to camp Half - Blood. At Camp Half - Blood they decide to have a quest to defeat Gaea, and they figure out Hera didnt just take Jason's memory but that she also took Percy's memory and that he is now in the Roman camp. THE END

Describe any new characters that are introduced? What is their purpose? A couple new character that are introduced are Annabeth and Percy. Those two were the main character in the old book Percy Jackson and the Olympians but they are back again in this new book. Annabeth's purpose is that she is a member for the quest to defeat Gaea and also she is Percy's girlfriend so they will need her to find Percy. Percy's purpose is that he is the lost hero, Percy the Hero who saved Olympus has gone missing but later on they figure out that he and Jason have switched camps so that each camp could have a new leader. Percy will most likely be a member of the quest to defeat Gaea.

What is the climax of the novel? The climax of the novel is Hera getting free of her cage. That is the climax because the whole story basically led up to Hera getting free and after Hera got free the story basically ended.

Is the novel believable? No this story is not believable because in real life unicorns, giants and greek gods dont exist. The whole story is about Gods and mythical beings but in reality none of those things exist, expect for the settings that they used, those are real and they exist in real life.