The Olympians

Okay, I'm going to be honest here: these books are awesome. When I first got this series, I was obsessed with Greek gods. I knew anything and everything there was to know about them. So when I bought them I was really excited. See, the author (George O'Connor) doesn't talk abut Greek gods the way a history textbook would. He makes them into super heroes. They're not boring descriptions of the Battle of Troy, they're stories like Perseus fighting Medusa with a magic sword   (See, "Athena"), or Hercules and his 12 labors (See "Hera"). But I think one of the best parts of The Olympians are the "G(r)eek Notes" in the back of the book. It's where he describes some of the scenes in the book. But he makes them funny with his own opinions. The illustrations are really cool, too. Zeus's lightning bolts seemed to flicker and sparkle on the pages.
                                             

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                                                        The Olympians Book 1 Zeus

The Adventures of Tintin

When I was in kindergarten, my aunt Lynn gave me three comic books for my birthday: The Adventures of Tintin volumes 1, 2, and 3. When I first read them, I was confused. They were comics. Comics were a different world for me. Pictures and patterns and words so mixed up, you would get dizzy reading them. But after a while, I began to understand them. I would become so absorbed in these books, people would have to call my name at least four times to get my attention. I became addicted to comic books. What I'm trying to get across here is that these were my first comics. The start of everything. I liked to read before, but after Tintin I devoured books. Books became my worlds, places where I could fly, walk through scorching deserts, and go to China all without leaving my chair. These books are about a reporter called Tintin, his faithful dog Snowy, and Captain Haddock, a drunkard who usually leads them into trouble. They go on many adventures including a quest to find a statue with a million dollar diamond inside, the moon, a king's scepter, and treasure chest to name a few. Tintin always manages to beat the bad guys and come out on top.
                                     
                               
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                                              The Adventures of Tintin Vol. 1