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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)
by Rick Riordan
from Miramax

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• My 13yr old couldn't put it down.
  My son who is 13 yrs old, couldn't put it down. We ended up buying the whole series. It was very nice to see him want to read!

• Great installment to the Percy Jackson series.
  The other day I posted a review for The Lightning Theif and felt as though I had to continue writing reviews for the other books in the the series.
  The Sea of Monsters is continues the first book's great character development and action packed adventures.
  This time Percy must set out with his friend Annabeth to find his other friend and satyr Grover who has been held captive by a hungry cyclops.
  To do this Percy and Annabeth must sail through the sea of monsters.
  While journeying they... more info

• Review for the series more than for the book
  First off, this is an excellant series. It easily teaches mythology, history, and geography through a well-written and interesting adventure. That said, I found this book to be lacking a bit compared to the 1st (The Lightning Thief) and the 3rd (The Titan's Curse) books in the series. Then again, I would give this book 4 stars on it's own because it is still a very good book, and a must for anyone reading the series. Great books for children and anyone interested in mythology.

• A great successor to another great fantasy series
  "The Sea of Monsters" is Book Two in the Olympians series. Percy (Perseus on his birth certificate) Jackson faces a gang of Laistrygonians in gym. They are playing dodge ball when bully kids suddenly become eight feet tall monsters. Their dodge balls turn into bronze wiffle balls with fire inside and are thrown with the power of a speedball. The spell of mist is cast over Coach's eyes to prevent his seeing the truth about demigods--Percy and Tyson, his half-brother who is a Cyclops, and the monsters they... more info

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