Rick Riordan the bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series pumps up the action and suspense in The Lost Hero the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. Riordan extends the franchise in a logical direction while maximizing the elements that made the first series so popular irreverent heroes plenty of tensionfilled moments fighting monsters and authentic classical mythology mixed in with modern life.Horn BookA New York Times bestsellerA spinoff of the blockbuster Percy Jackson and the Olympians series but stands on its ownCombines Roman and Greek mythologyTold from the points of view of a diverse cast of demigodsMemorable characters witty dialogue and nonstop action have made this series popular across the globePerfect for middle grade readers but can be enjoyed by older readers tooJason has a problem. He doesnt remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently shes his girlfriend Piper his best friend is a kid named Leo and theyre all students in the Wilderness School a boarding school for bad kids. What he did to end up here Jason has no ideaexcept that everything seems very wrong. Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days and her vivid nightmares reveal that hes in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesnt recognize her and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip she Jason and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp HalfBlood. What is going on Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp HalfBlood is filled with them. Seriously the place beats Wilderness School hands down with its weapons training monsters and finelooking girls. Whats troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about and that a campers gone missing. Weirdest of all his bunkmates insist they are allincluding Leorelated to a god. Fans of demigods prophecies and quests will be left breathlessand panting for Book Two. show more