[ISLMA-Share] The Heroes of Olympus

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Hello Carrie!

Heroes of Olympus series is FABULOUS!!!  They are generally intended for
5-8, but a kiddo who loves to read and is younger could tackle them.  The
sentence structure is not difficult, but some of the vocabulary can be, due
to the subject: mythology.  However, Riordan is a master at making
mythologies very accessible, and highly entertaining, to the masses.  There
is nothing too "much" in content, maybe a few mild curse words, and of
course the word "Hell" is mentioned, but that is the myth version, not the
"four-letter-word" version.  There is violence, but not just for violence
sake, and way less than most video games.  School Library Journal says it
is 5th grade to 9th grade.  Booklist goes down to 4th.

I hope that helps!  If you haven't read them, I encourage you to do so.
They are very, very good!

Sincerely,

Kristi

P.S.-The audiobook versions are really good too!

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 10:13 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am a 1st-3rd grade librarian.
> My students are asking for The Heroes of Olympus books. I do plan on
> reading the series over the summer, but would love to hear some of your
> opinions and thoughts as if these books are appropriate for 3rd graders,
> please and thank you!
>
> Thank you,
> Carrie Cross
> Library Media Specialist
> Elementary West
>
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Kristi L.S. Pierce
Certified Library Media Spec.
Certified Educational Technology Spec.
Marion Junior High School
1609 West Main Street
Marion, IL  62959
(618) 997-1317 ext. 229
ksmith at marionunit2.org
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