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The Red Pyramid

By: Rick Riordan
Larger than life adventure, with a side of Egyptian mythology.
Kelly: ☻☻☻☻
Boy Reader: ☻☻☻☻
Many a parent has snuck vegetables into foods that kids love. Rick Riordan does the same thing with books. His bestselling novels teach Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythology -- wrapped up in a thoroughly modern epic adventure. The Red Pyramid is carrots hidden in pizza crust. 
 
Siblings Carter and Sadie Kane dictate the story of their efforts to save the Earth in hopes of recruiting other kids who are descended from the pharaohs. Their royal blood connects them to the Egyptian gods who are battling amongst themselves. It is up to Carter and Sadie to restore balance and banish chaos.

While the over-the-top adventure is thrilling, the attempt to connect with the reader falls a little flat. The idea is that, if you are reading the book, it found its way to you for a reason; you are descended from the pharaohs and have a role in the fight too. Since I picked the book up at the library, and, based on the number of pages that were stuck together by a sugary substance, I was not the first to read it; it is probably safe to assume no one is waiting for me to commune with an Egyptian goddess and right the wrongs in the universe.

This is the first book in the Kane Chronicles trilogy and tallies a hefty 514 pages. It comes in audiobook or graphic novel if that page count seems daunting, or, for a shorter Rick Riordan starter, try the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson/New York Times children's bestseller/major motion picture).

Boy Reader rates Rick Riordan as his favorite writer of all times, and the Heroes of Olympus as his favorite series. If any of his grandparents are reading this and want to know what to get him for Christmas, he'd like the latest offerings -- Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes and The Sword of Summer.

Boyz Readz by Kelly Mroz

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    • The BFG
    • The Black Pearl
    • Ella Enchanted
    • Every Falling Star
    • Frindle
    • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
    • Grandmaster
    • Gregor the Overlander
    • Half Magic
    • The Martian
    • Nocturnals
    • The One and Only Ivan
    • Pay It Forward
    • Peak
    • Phineas Gage
    • Prisoner B-3087
    • The Quirks: Welcome to Normal
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    • The Red Pyramid
    • Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper
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