The Lost Hero / Rick Riordan / 557 pages

This is the first of the Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan.  My 10-year-old son loves all the Rick Riordan series and asked me to read this one.  This series happens sometime after the Percy Jackson series (maybe a year later).  I've found this book to be enjoyable for adults too.  Riordan has a very natural way of describing characters without breaking the flow of the book.  This book is especially interesting because the main character (Jason) begins the book with amnesia, so you learn about him as he learns about himself.  While Percy isn't actually in this book, the other characters refer to him quite a bit.  Jason meets Percy's girlfriend Annabeth before going on his quest with two new characters.  This book is great in that parents and children can both enjoy it and there isn't much in it for parents to object to.  If you want your kids to learn about Greek and Roman mythology, this is a good introduction for them.