Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (Literary Response Paragraph)

Alex Rider: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz is a 234 page novel about the first adventure of Alex Rider. When he finds out that his uncle, Ian Rider, had died due to a crash because he didn't have a seat belt on, Alex has to investigate! He goes to the funeral, where Alex sees a man that happens to work at the bank that Ian worked at hold in his jacket pocket...a gun! Alex also sees a truck marked "STRYKER & SON." The next day after school, Alex goes to the counselor and looks in the phone book and sees the the name "STRYKER & SON" in the phone book. He gets the address and sets off in an adventure that changes his life, for when he gets to Stryker & Son, he finds Ian's car, and an unpleasant surprise with it...

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian (Literary Analysis Paragraph)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan is a 381 page book about the final battle between the Last Olympian, Kronos, the ultimate Titan Lord. Percy finds himself in the middle of the war without notification that someone would come and get him. He ends up having to blow up his friend, Beckendorf. He goes back to Camp Half-Blood and tells everyone about the tragic accident. Everyone is ready to go to war, and they set off at once. The team goes to New York, where they get attacked by Percy's worst enemy, Kronos, who has taken refuge in Percy's other enemy, Luke Castillian, body They are attacked, unprepared, but still win. Then the town goes to sleep, all except the demigods. Then Kronos and his army strike again, and Percy defeats Kronos and saves Mount Olympus once again. Or has he? Kronos comes back to life and tries to kill Percy, but Percy had already made himself immortal. This time, Luke starts to a hold of his body and stabs himself in his weak spot. He destroys himself and Kronos, and Mount Olympus is saved, this time, by Luke, the bad guy. Percy is finally able to lead a normal, monster-free life. He becomes the best known demigod ever.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse (Literary Analysis Paragraph)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan is a 312 page book about Percy Jackson, a young demigod who goes to Camp Half-Blood, a camp for all demigods who are in need of protection. Percy started off his school year at Westover Hall where Percy was told there was a half-blood they had to recruit. The very same night they get to Westover, they get the demigods and also get attacked by a monster. But the day is saved by Artemis and her immortal friends. The kids figure out that there is a much bigger monster out there and that it is hunting them. Artemis had to eliminate the monster before the monster eliminated them. But Artemis got caught by Atlas, the Titan of the Sky, and once again, Percy had to help Artemis' team and rescue Artemis and defeats Atlas. But there are deaths along the way, tragic deaths. But Percy saves the day and the monster is destroyed. Or is it?

Percy Jackson and the Olympians:The Sea of Monsters (Literary Analysis Paragraph)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan is a 279 page book about the second adventure of Perseus Jackson and his friends, Annabeth and Grover. A new character also joins the crew, Percy's half brother Tyson. It comes as a surprise to Percy when he finds out one of his best friends whom he thought was a mortal was actually a cyclops. They take Tyson to Camp Half-Blood to find out that he is resistant to flames when they find camp being attacked by three minotaurs and Tyson was able to destroys them all, no matter how much fire they breathed at him. The four new friends all go on an adventure to the Sea of Monsters, aka the Bermuda Triangle. They all helped destroy the cyclops Polyphemus and rescue the Golden Fleece and rescue camp so the monsters couldn't get inside anymore. Looks like Perseus Jackson has saved the day and prevented monsters from ever getting in again. Or has he...?

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Literary Analysis Paragragh)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is a 375 page book about young ADD kid who turns out to be a demigod of one of the Big Three (that is to say, a child of Poseidon). Once he figures that out, his demigod aura becomes stronger and he gets chased by a monster trying to eat him, but he goes to the one place monsters can't get through, Camp Half-Blood. There he trains to fight monsters alongside his best friend, a satyr, Grover. At Camp Half-Blood, Percy, Grover, and another friend (kind of) Annabeth, get a quest (a rare happening at camp) to save Mount Olympus by returning Zeus' master lightning bolt and return it to him or else a bloody war between the gods will start that will make the Revolutionary War sound like a discussion over tea. Will Percy make it before the Winter Solstice and prevent the bloody war? Or will his ADD get the best of him and make Percy late? Remember, the book is called Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Literary Analysis Paragraph)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling is a 759 page tale about a young man and his friends, Ron and Hermione, going on an adventure to defeat the darkest wizard of all time, Lord Voldemort. But many conflicts get in the way of finding and destroying all of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes, or parts of his soul. For one thing, the three friends have to hide in forests and hidden places, for they can't come out into the open or else someone will capture them and take them to Voldemort to kill, for the Dark Lord had wanted to kill Harry ever since he was born. Another conflict is that everyone is looking for Harry, Ron, and Hermione, Harry because he is wanted by Lord Voldemort, who has taken over all of wizarding and Muggle (non-magical people) Britain. Ron and Hermione are wanted because they are known to be traveling with Harry.They can hardly find Horcruxes, and when they do, they can't find anything to destroy them with, except a powerful dark spell that is to risky to use in case they kill each other. Harry also gets his wand broken and has to steal Draco Malfoy's, a great school enemy of Harry's.Will Harry Potter ever find and destroy all of the Horcruxes? Will Harry die in the attempt? Read the book and find out...