Recommendation- Mark of Athena

I would recommend Mark of Athena to anyone who is interested in a thrilling mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I have loved the whole series so far and I believe that it is a great book to test your imagination with. Rick Riordan's writing has fascinated me by the abstract vocabulary that you wouldn't hear on a normal day. The book has kept my interest by always leaving the reader with questions that only can be answered by turning to the next page. The Mark of Athena has proved that Riordan doesn't stop proving himself to his readers with his amazing way of telling a story that hooks you from reality and reels you in with a pen. I recommend any of Rick Riordan's books to anyone who wants to be taken from your own world into his, anyone who wants to be swooped off their feet by the creativity that no other person would imagine even in the wildest dreams. I strongly suggest that when you read this and are drawn to the library and are compelled to starting the fantastic adventure that is The Mark of Athena.

Character Symbols- Mark of Athena

In Mark of Athena, I have noticed that each character has a specific trait that makes them different than the others. These traits help the characters developed a contribution to the group. Percy Jackson's symbol would be courageous because he stands up and fights for what he cares about. Annabeth's symbol would be bravery because she is never scared of anything. Leo's symbol is creative because he is an "out of the box thinker". Leo demonstrates this in the first chapter of the book where he modifies a battleship to work with a WII controller instead of  wheel. I think that collectively, Percy, Annabeth and Leo make a great team because of their unique personalities which help them see different ways of completing things.

Vocab- Mark of Athena

I have found a few unique words in Mark of Athena. One of them is ballistae, I predict that it is similar to a sail but it is older and has to be tied down for it to work. The textbook definition of ballistae is an ancient military engine used by Greeks. Another unique word is praetor, which I predicted meant a leader or a large group of people or warriors. The definition of this word is a chief elected to serve justice to serve under other leaders in Roman times.The final word is hippodrome, I think this word resembles an arena where people race horses.  The definition of hippodrome is a track or course that Romans and Greeks race chariots and horses for sport. I think I was accurate with this prediction of hippodrome because I knew they raced horses and I knew it had to be a track of some kind.

Text to self- Mark of Athena

This is a text to self connection from Mark of Athena to myself. In my personal reading novel there are many similarities between the main characters, some of these are caused by ADHD or ADD, which cause many different traits like being hyper and craving the attention of others. I am similar to these characters because I have ADD. Other similarities include that I have an interest in mechanical engineering like some characters. I have demonstrate this interest almost all my life by taking clocks and remote control planes apart when I was just a kid. In Mark of Athena there are people that do the same throughout the book. Having this talent for mechanics helps the characters with transportation in the beginning of the book. Leo has this trait and he made a battleship that is steered by a WII controller. This helped them travel to New Rome at a fast pace.

About Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is a well known author and one of my personal favorites. Riordan mostly writes mythology and fantasy. He writes in these genres because before he was an author he was a history teacher. Riordan was always a writer who mostly wrote short stories as a student in high school. He never really unlocked his full potential until he started writing the Kane Chronicles. This series is about ordinary kids find out that they are related to the Egyptian gods and are gifted with special knacks like ADHD and fantabulous reflexes. Rick Riordan has received multiple awards like New York Best Seller and other awards similar to it. Riordan is an amazing author and is known internationally for his many books and his unique writing talents.

Mark of Athena

I started Mark of Athena last week and didn't get much information on the book so far. What I have gathered on the book is that Percy Jackson has been in a kind of foreign exchange program with the Roman camp and the Greek camp. Percy is sent to the Roman camp in exchange for Jason who is sent to the Greek camp. This is the first time that they have done this and now Annabeth is going to the Roman camp to retrieve Percy and return Jason. Percy is the demigod of Poseidon, the Greek god of water, Annabeth is a demigod of Athena, the Greek god of wisdom, and Jason was demigod of Jupiter, Roman god of the sky. Annabeth and Percy have a relationship and have missed each other for a long time. Jason had not been to his camp in years but still remembers every detail. The Greek camp came because they wanted to join forces against Geah, the mother of all gods.

Summer Reading Character post

The characters in Just After Sunset: Stories changed in many ways. Some of these changes include a new perspective on life due to the dramatic experiences that they went through. These perspectives are mostly molded around the idea of appreciate what you have. My characters interacted with others, before this experience, with a self absorbed feeling of accomplishment but some were humble and shy. In one of the stories an out of shape painter is informed that he is extremely unhealthy. This man then reminisces about this fact for days until he finally purchases a stationary bike. He then starts to ride this bike in his laundry room but feels as if the white wall he stares at is undesirable. The man does not enjoy this at all so he grabs his paint supplies and creates a road that goes through a city and then a forest. With this painting he can use his imagination and ride the bike for hours as he pictures himself riding through the city and into the forest and then into other cities. This demonstrates the round characters because the man at first was taking advantage of his health but then realizes he needs to appreciate it because of the doctors news.

 

This article explains that the book is a "story within a story" because of the many stories in the book and what they all mean. This article enforces my view on the book by explaining that there are short stories that have a deeper meaning like my rounded character analysis.Sunset Stories Article