The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, 2010
Fantasy Young adultContemporary fiction
A boy wakes with no memory, a girl hears voices, and a mechanic sets things on fire; all three are demigods with a world to save.
Feels like wonder, humor and serenity. About identity, adventure and friendship.
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The friend who makes your strangeness feel like a shared joke.
I have lightning and wind powers,“ Jason reminded him. ”Piper can turn beautiful and charm people into giving her BMWs. You’re no more a freak than we are. And, hey, maybe you can fly, too. Like jump off a building and yell ‘Flame on!’“Leo snorted. ”If I did that, you would see a flaming kid falling to his death, and I would be yelling something a little stronger than ‘Flame on! Rick Riordan.Riordan wrote the first Percy Jackson story for his son Haley, who has ADHD and dyslexia; the demigods share both.
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Questions readers ask
- What is The Lost Hero like?
- Feels like wonder, humor and serenity. About identity, adventure and friendship.
- What should I read after The Lost Hero?
- If you liked The Lost Hero, try The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster), The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie) and The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams).
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