Monday, March 11, 2019

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan - ESSENTIAL


The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson Graphic Novel, #4) by Rick Riordan, 128 pages.  GRAPHIC NOVEL Disney Hyperion, 2018.  $22.  Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG-13.  

BUYING ADVISORY: MS – ESSENTIAL  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Annabeth has been granted a quest to go into the Labyrinth and try to close the entrance that would put Camp Half Blood in peril.  As Percy and Annabeth head on their quest they realize that the labyrinth is more complex and confusing than they thought so they have to get a human (Rachel) who has the sight.  Together the friends fight against monsters and old friends.  

I love the Percy Jackson series, so it was fun to revisit the story though the illustrations of this graphic novel.  The pictures are bright and attractive and the story line is captured through the text.  The violence is battle violence with blood and gore, including a man getting his head decapitated which makes it hard to recommend to elementary level readers, even though the books are great for that age.  

Reviewer, C. Peterson

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