Here is a copy of a grade seven student book report.
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Ms. Chaney
Due Date: 12/3/12
Home Room: 3-208
The Last Olympian
Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian, by
Rick Riordan is the last book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympian series. The Last Olympian is the
conclusion of the other four books, while it isn’t the last of the books it is
the end of Rick’s first series.
Rick Riordan was born on June 5, 1964 he was born in Texas in the city
of San Antonio. He was the editor of his high school newspaper, he made third
place in Texas for UIL feature writing. He once got his car egged by the
football team for making fun of their losing streak. He went to North Texas
State because in the beginning he wanted to pursue a career of being a guitar
player, but Rick then transferred to the University of Texas in Austin to where
he majored in English and history.
During
his childhood Rick became interested in Greek and Norse mythology, he read
science fiction and fantasy till college in where he read mystery. The other works that Rick Riordan wrote
were the Kane Chronicles, 39 clues series, and the Heroes of Olympus. He has
also written other books for adults the books are the last King of Texas,
Big Red Tequila, The Widower’s Two-Step; The Devil went down to Austin, Cold
Springs, South town, Mission Road, and Rebel Island. He is now
happily married and has two kids named Haley and Patrick; he is currently
living in San Antonio with his family.
In
the conclusion of the series The Last Olympian, Percy has to defeat Kronos
the father of the eldest three. He has to fulfill the prophecy which is “A half-blood of the
eldest gods, Shall reach sixteen against all odds, and
see the world in endless sleep, the hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap, a
single choice shall end his days. Olympus to preserve or raze.” (Rick Riordan,
The last Olympian, and PG55-56) This
prophecy was made seventy years ago and now the prophecy will come to an end.
Percy has to protect Olympus and has to make a choice in what will save Olympus
or destroy it. If he makes the wrong choice then Kronos will take over Olympus
and destroy the Gods seats. Which are the only connection they have to Olympus
and without them they are nothing. Then all the demigods will be tracked down
by the Titans and destroyed.
This
whole story takes place in three major places, the underworld where Percy is
betrayed by Nico di Angelo son of Hades who had lost his sister in the third
book Titan’s Curse. He took Percy to his father thinking that he would
just question Percy and then let him go. Instead Hades kept Percy thinking that
if he did that then Nico would be the child in the prophecy. Instead after
Percy got locked up Nico helped him escape and took him to the River Styx’s
which he had to go to his mother’s apartment and get the blessing for dipping
in to the river to defeat Kronos. Percy and Nico also went to May Castellan to
get information on Luke and know his enemy. The final and major place this
story took place is New York City in where the fight with Kronos took place.
The
major characters in this story are Percy who has to fulfill the prophecy and
either save or destroy Olympus. Annabeth the daughter of Athena, she and Percy
are really close she had helped him through all the books. Grover is Satyr and
was the one that was with Percy from the beginning, he has gone with Percy and
Annabeth almost everywhere. Nico di Angelo he became close with Percy at the
end of the fourth book The Battle of the Labyrinth. Thalia Grace who was the
daughter of Zeus, she then became a hunter so Olympus could have more time to
prepare for Kronos because it was close to her 16th birthday in
which the prophecy was supposed to come true. To become a hunter is to swear an
oath that you will not love or age forever.
Rachel
Elizabeth Dare who was like Percy’s mother she could see through the mist and
helped Percy in the fourth book by leading the way through the Labyrinth.
Clarisse is the Daughter of Ares the god of war and slayed Drakon and getting
revenge for Aphrodite’s daughter Silena’s death. Silena and Beckendorf started dating;
Beckendorf was killed in the battle on the Princess Andromeda, he sacrificed
himself for the Gods and Olympus. The rest of the characters are Gods who had
to fight Typhon the one thing that almost made them lose the war against Titans
during the last war. There are the counselor’s and camper in camp half-blood
that helped during the war, and they risked their lives for their Godly
parents.
In
the beginning of the book Percy is enjoying an afternoon with Rachel when
Beckendorf comes and tells Percy that it’s time to go. They go to the Princess
Andromeda a ship that first Luke was using, and now Kronos who is in Luke’s
body is using . There Beckendorf and Percy go and try to blow up the ship. In
the end Beckendorf and Percy get caught and Beckendorf hit the detonator and
Percy dived into the sea after he tried to fight Kronos but he was hit by
Kronos’s sword and he felt his energy draining as he hit the water the last
thing he thought about was Beckendorf before he blacked out. He woke up and saw
his half-brother Tyson, he then found out that he was in his father’s palace
where his father told him that it was time he heard the whole prophecy. He
heard the Prophecy and realized that he only had a few days left until he died.
Percy
and Nico then shadow traveled to May Castellan to find out more information on
Luke’s past. They met Hestia who gave up her seat on the council for Dionysus;
she is what the book title referred to. Hestia was the last Olympian she gave
up her seat for peace in court. She told Percy to think about her when he made
his last and final decision that would affect Olympus. He comes to the River
Styx where he dipped in and the only thing that kept him sane was Annabeth.
When he came back everyone prepared for battle the time was upon him he then
posted everyone at places where Kronos would most likely strike. Everyone was
in position and everything was in place. Kronos aimed for the weaker points
where weaker soldiers and fighters were positioned.
A
Titan named Prometheus visited Percy and gave him the Pandora’s Box, Prometheus
is telling Percy to give up hope .To stop the war give up because there is no
way that there was no way he could beat Kronos. While the gods are fighting
Typhon they are not at all winning Dionysus was thrown at a mountain and is
under tons of rumble. Rachel had message for Percy and she came back from her
vacation to tell him. The message she gave him was “Perseus you are not the
hero.” (Riordan, The last Olympian PG 278) Nico at that moment is trying to
convince Hades to join the war to help the other Olympians, because if they
lose he fades with them.
Soon Silena tries to lead the Ares cabin but dies at doing so, and then
everyone learns that she was the spy inside camp. Clarisse in anger killed
Drakon for revenge, and Silena was not known as the spy but a hero.
Percy
gives Pandora’s Box to Hestia, because she is the Last Olympian and because
Hope also survives best at the Hearth. Percy then climbs on his father throne which is a very
dangerous thing to do because the God or Goddess could kill you. He convinced
his father to come and help the Gods and Goddesses fight and leave his palace
to save Olympus. Hades come to Olympus and occupies Kronos’s army while Kronos
tries to get away not before Typhon comes, all the Olympians are giving their last
amount of effort to stop him. Then Poseidon came and helped take down Typhon
who then sank into Jersey shore.
In the end when Kronos hit Annabeth Luke came back and took control and
said that he needed to kill himself. Annabeth gave the sword that Luke gave her when she was seven he took it and stabbed
it into himself he died. He was the hero the cursed blade was Annabeth’s knife.
Luke
was the real hero of Olympus he killed himself for Olympus and Percy said “We
need a shroud……” “A shroud for the son of Hermes” (Riordan, the Last Olympian
PG 338) Hades came to Olympus and got great comments and had a hero’s
welcome from everyone. Percy, Annabeth, Thalia, Tyson, and Grover were each
given something. Thalia promised to help filling the Hunter’s ranks. Tyson
requested a stick and Zeus said he’d give him the best stick ever made. Grover
was named fit to join the Council of Cloven Elders; Annabeth was then named the
official architect of Olympus. Percy was given the chance to be a god instead
he requested that all gods should be recognized even minor gods, by the age of
thirteen they should know who their godly parent is.
The
story was enjoyable, because it had a twist of just a normal boy with girl
issues but it also showed that he didn’t give up hope. He made the right
choices that saved Olympus; he didn’t try to do this on his own not only did
Percy stand up tall. Percy had loyal friends that stood ground with him. They
all showed perseverance, integrity, which lead to their excellence. When Percy
in the book was told to give up hope, he didn’t he not only encouraged himself
to go forward. He had friends by his side telling him to not give up, he had
determination he looked forward no matter the obstacles in his way. As the writer to recommend this book,
it would probably go to the whole class. The class would enjoy it because; it started
with a twelve year old to a sixteen year old that had to face difficulties the
class could only imagine. It showed that he never gave up no matter what was in
his way.
Works
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"Rick Riordan." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
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Riordan, Rick. "The Online World of Rick Riordan." Rick
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Riordan, Rick. Percy
Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian. New York: Hyperion for
Children, 2009. Print.
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