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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)Paperback – April 7, 2009
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In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop them, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth-a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn. Full of humor and heart-pounding action, this fourth book promises to be their most thrilling adventure yet.
Please note: While the cover of the book may vary the content is the same.
Please note: While the cover of the book may vary the content is the same.- Print length400 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level5 - 9
- Lexile measure590L
- Dimensions5.19 x 0.94 x 7.54 inches
- PublisherDisney Hyperion
- Publication dateApril 7, 2009
- ISBN-101423101499
- ISBN-13978-1423101499
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RickRiordanis the author of the previous books in theNew York Times#1best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series:The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Titan's Curse;andThe Battle of the Labyrinth.His previous novels for adults include the hugely popular Tres Navarre series, winner of the top three awards in the mystery genre. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons.
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- Publisher : Disney Hyperion; Reprint edition (April 7, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 400 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1423101499
- ISBN-13 : 978-1423101499
- Reading age : 9+ years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 590L
- Grade level : 5 - 9
- Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.19 x 0.94 x 7.54 inches
- Best Sellers Rank:#3,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Victo Ngai is a Los Angeles-based artist raised in Hong Kong. She is a Forbes 30 Under 30 (Art and Style) honoree, the first Chinese Hamilton King Award Winner, five times Society of Illustrators Gold Medalist and Hugo Award nominee.
Victo's work has often been described as magical realism. Each creation in Victo's world is layered with symbolism and stories that reveal more each time the viewer is engaged. The visual results of her artistic journey take inspiration in part from her Chinese heritage, an art education from the Rhode Island School of Design, a love for classic children's books, and Japanese ukiyo-e.
Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.
For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002, Saint Mary's Hall honored him with the school's first Master Teacher Award.
While teaching full time, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups. His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre - the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. Riordan turned to children's fiction when he started The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his oldest son.
Today over 35 million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 35 countries. Rick is also the author of The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones, another #1 New York Times bestseller.
Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He lives in Boston with his wife and two sons.
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As you almost certainly know, the plot of Armageddon involves a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with the Earth. The only ones who can stop it are a rag-tag crew of oil drillers, who hitch a ride with some astronauts on a pair of fighter-jet space shuttles to blow the rock to bits with a well-placed nuke. Sounds silly? It is, and the film has a couple of winking acknowledgements of its own silliness. Mostly though, the film believes in itself, and it is easy to become caught up in the (false) grandeur of the undertaking.
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But it is a dangerous way to go. Full of monsters and traps and ever changing pathways.
Krono’s army must be stopped. And so Annabeth is given her quest. To find the center of the Labyrinth, find the builder, and stop him from helping the Titan.
But things are not as they seem. Enemies are not enemies and some friends are not friends. Add Pan AND Hera to the mixture and who knows what is going to happen!
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Já a história, com a qual sou bem familiar, é muito boa. Divertida, astuta, com ação no ponto, e a escrita do Rick Riordan é bem fluida e exelente para o público infanto-juvenil. Eu, 25 anos e fã da saga, também estou me divertindo ao reler.
História: 10/10
Qualidade da edição: 5/10
Arte de capa: 10/10
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