The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1)

by Rick Riordan

Paperback, 2012

NIST comments:

Y8: "It's great."

Y7: "Great book."

Publication

Disney-Hyperion (2012), Edition: Reprint, 592 pages

Description

Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.

Original publication date

2010-10-12

Awards

Soaring Eagle Book Award (First runner-up — 2013)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2011)
Iowa Teen Award (Winner — 2014)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Winner — Grades 6-8 — 2013)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Winner — 2013)
Truman Readers Award (Winner — 2013)
Kids' Book Choice Awards (Finalist — Author of the Year — 2011)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — 2012)
WAYRBA: Western Australia Young Readers Book Award (Winner — Older Readers — 2011)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2013)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2013)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2012)
Children's Favorites Awards (Winner — Author of the Year — 2011)

Language

Original language

English
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