I was pleasantly surprised by this middle school novel. It was entertaining and suspenseful, even funny in places. And Riordan's use of Greek Mythology deities and creatures is mostly accurate. Students in middle and high school would find these books to be highly entertaining and even educational in terms of Greek Mythology and "the hero's quest." Percy Jackson, a young (unbeknownst to him) son of Poseidon, learns just why he's so different one day on a school field trip when his evil teacher turns into a man-eating monster and attacks him when she gets him alone in the museum. And he kills her with an inkpen/sword that his favorite teacher gave him. What a day!!! And it only gets more confusing and frustrating after that...poor Percy--his best friend's a satyr, and his favorite teacher is a centaur...
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