From Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth.
Sometimes when you’re a demigod (half human/half Greek god), trouble just follows you. In Percy’s case, trouble follows him everywhere, even to high school orientation. When a pair of mythical monsters try to kill Percy and a mortal girl (Rachel) who has the amazing ability to see through the Mist and at the monsters, he is forced to leave the mortal world and return to the safety of Camp Half Blood. At Camp, Percy connects with his friend Grover, half-brother Tyson, girlfriend Annabeth, and several new campers and camp counselors. During a normal life-threatening camp activity, Percy discovers an entrance to the mythical Labyrinth, which is a constantly changing and evolving mass of tunnels. Annabeth is sent out on a quest to find the creator of the Labyrinth, secure a magical item that can guide them through the maze, and stop Luke from using the Labyrinth to destroy Camp Half Blood. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson head off to save the world; the only catch is that to find the Labyrinth’s creator, they’ll have to figure out a way to navigate through it themselves. They’ll just have to figure it out along the way… that seems to work for them pretty well.
Riordan’s fourth Percy Jackson book is a fun treat to read. Percy and his friends have grown/developed with the books, so it is very easy to connect with the characters. The new characters are unique (I mean, Rachel is normal; how much more unique can you get?) and introduced for a purpose, but in a way that feels genuine. It is, as always, a humor-filled adventure full of cunning monsters, ignorant gods, and twisted villains. The story is a fairly quick read that also doesn’t feel rushed. The ending is satisfying and it also prepares readers (and book characters) for the coming fifth/final book. The Battle of the Labyrinth is good story that challenges the young demigods and entertains the readers.
First Sentence of a New World 
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