The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9781423113393
Pages
553 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationship; Racial Diversity; Single parent; Family member death; Biracial; biracial daughter; death of a mother; single mother; single father
Main Character
boys and girl
Race/Ethnicities
Greek God / Human Cherokee / White
Family Formation
multiple
Awards
Children's Choice Book Award, 2011
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, 2013
Garden State Teen Book Award, 2013
Volunteer State Book Award, 2012
West Australian Young Readers' Book Award, 2011
Young Reader's Choice Award, 2013
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award, 2013
Keywords
Greek mythology; camps; monsters; Gaia; Hera; Zeus; Hephaestus; Aphrodite; racially mixed people
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Riordan, Rick, "The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)" (2010). Diverse Families. 639.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/639