"The Lost Hero" Is Hamilton Book Of The Week

  • Monday, April 1, 2019

The Lost Hero is the Hamilton Book of the week and is the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. The Lost Hero was nominated by Caroline Mickey, the librarian at Alpine Crest Elementary. 

 

The series is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek and Roman mythology.

A spinoff of the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series, the story follows Jason Grace, a Roman demigod with no memory of his past. He, and Piper McLean, a daughter of Aphrodite; and Leo Valdez, a son of Hephaestus, are given a quest to rescue Hera, the queen of gods, from the clutches of Gaea, the primordial goddess of the Earth. 

 

“I love The Lost Hero because there is so much satisfaction that I sometimes don't want to stop reading it! Greek mythology is interesting anyway, and the book has lots of amazing detail. The Lost Hero is great!” said Owen Dean, a student at Alpine Crest Elementary

 

To check out more recommended books in the Hamilton Book of the Week at https://www.hcde.org/parents___students/suggested_reading.

 

Hamilton Book of the Week seeks to move Hamilton County Schools closer to district goals found in the Future Ready 2023 action plan.  We hope to encourage kids to read more books for fun by sharing books popular at area schools. 

  

Goals more students reading will address include:

· Reading improvement will increase the number of students on-track or mastering English language arts.

· Improve the district ACT score to a district average of 21.

· Reach the target goal of a 90 percent graduation rate by 2023.

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