The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

I forgot to post these books. Loved them! It's kind of a Harry Potter story but with greek mythology.

I didn't watch the movie because it looked lame. So if it was and you saw it, don't judge the book. Movie previews showed some completely off things so I didn't bother seeing it.

Percy Jackson is an 11 year old demi-god and discovers it when his teacher turns into a monster and tries to kill him. After he joins his place with all the other half gods Zeus' lightening bolt is stolen and he's the prime suspect.

The series follows with The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian. Each series gets better and better. There are rumors of a new series based on the rise of the new oracle. So excited!

The Hunger Games

I just finished reading the Hunger Games and it's sequel Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. I enjoyed reading both of these books. It was really weird in the beginning of the first book but once you understand what is going on it is really interesting. It takes place in the future in a place called Panem that arises after North America is destroyed. Panem consists of the powerful Capitol and 12 poor districts. In the first book, the main girl, Katniss, has to try and survive the Capitol's Hunger Games, which is a form of punishment the Capitol has placed on all of the districts. In both of these books there is always something deeper going on that you find out at the end of the book. I recommend reading these books. They are both an easy read, unfortunately the third book doesn't come out for a few more months.