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If You Like Percy Jackson and Rick Riordan Juvenile Science Fiction If You Like Percy Jackson and Rick Riordan Juvenile Science Fiction/Fantasy J F AND Frostborn (Thrones and Bones) Lou Anders Destined to take over his family farm in Norrøngard, Karn would rather play the board game, Thrones and Bones, until half-human, half frost giantess Thianna appears and they set out on an adventure, chased by a dragon, undead warriors, an evil uncle, and more. J F BEC The Star Thief Lindsey Becker Young parlor maid Honorine and her friend Francis find themselves in the middle of an epic feud between a crew of scientific sailors and the magical constellations come to life. J F SER The Storm Runner J.C. Cervantes To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry. J F CHO Aru Shah and the End of Time Roshani Chokshi Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has the tendency to stretch the truth to fit in at school. Three schoolmates don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them. J F DAS The Serpent's Secret Sayantani DasGupta Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth- grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen. Soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes. J F HOL Freya and the Magic Jewel Joan Holub Unlike her twin brother Frey, twelve-year-old girlgoddess Freya is not excited about their invitation to Asgard Academy, especially after she loses her magical jewel, leaving her powerless and worried about making friends. Updated August 2019 J F HOO Tut: the Story of My Immortal Life P.J. Hoover Granted the gift of immortality by the gods, King Tut, living as an eighth- grader in Washington, D.C., has been stuck in middle school for ages and to make things worse, evil General Horemheb, in league with the Cult of Set, is seeking revenge for his 3,000-year imprisonment at Tut's hands. J F RIC Secrets of Valhalla Jasmine Richards It's not every day that you find a famous weatherwoman bound by magic to a tree deep in the woods. Or discover that the weatherwoman is in fact Sunna, the Norse Goddess of the Sun, and one of the seven day guardians who keep time in order. But that's just what happens to Buzz and his new friend Mary. J F RIC Keeper of Myths Jasmine Richards When mythological gods posing as tourists begin arriving in Buzz's hometown of Crowmarsh, he and his best friend team up on a dangerous search for a mysterious myth-keeper while endeavoring to unlock their own burgeoning powers. J F SHA The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB Adam Shaughnessy When eleven-year-old Pru and new boy ABE discover another world beneath their quiet town, where Viking gods lurk just out of sight, they must race to secure the Eye of Odin, source of all knowledge--and the key to stopping a war that could destroy both human and immortal realms. J F STE The Book of Beginning: The Emerald Atlas John Stephens Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy. Updated August 2019 Juvenile Scary/Spooky J F HOR Tricks and Transformations Anthony Horowitz Myths and legends are full of stories of the transformation of humans and animals into other things through the magical intervention of the Gods. J F HOR The Wrath of the Gods Anthony Horowitz When it comes to mixing it up with the gods, woe be to the man (or woman) who makes them angry. From creative re-tellings of the Greek stories Pandora's Box, The Judgment of Paris, and Narcissus and Echo, to less familiar but equally cautionary Viking story of The Stolen Hammer of Thor, and the Inuit legend of The Ten Fingers of Sedna. Juvenile Series J SER BLA Loki’s Wolves (Backwell Pages) Kelley Armstrong Matt Thorsen is a direct descendent of the order-keeping god Thor, and his classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke are descendents of the trickster god Loki. When Ragnarok--the apocalypse--threatens, the human descendents of the gods must fight monsters to stop the end of the world. J SER CHO The Throne of Zeus Deborah Goodman A choose your own adventure, you’ve been magically transported back to ancient Greece by the goddess Athena. Your task is to find Zeus, king of Olympus. J SER FIV Sky Raiders (Five Kingdoms) Brandon Mull Whisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, sixth-grader Cole must rescue his friends and find his way back home--before his existence is forgotten. Updated August 2019 J SER GOD Athena the Brain (Goddess Girls) Joan Holub Athena learns that she is a goddess when she is summoned to Mount Olympus by her father, Zeus, and she must quickly adjust to her new status, make friends with the other godboys and goddessgirls, and catch up with all the studies she missed while attending mortal school. J SER GOD Gods and Warriors Michelle Paver In the turbulent world of the Mediterranean Bronze Age, Hylas, a lowly twelve-year-old goatherd, thief, and outsider, journeys from the Greek mountains to Crete and Egypt, making allies with animals, battling tyranny, and withstanding the elemental powers of the gods of land and sea. J SER HER Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (Heroes in Training) Joan Holub When ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped, he discovers he can defend himself with a magical thunderbolt. J SER HER The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus) Rick Riordan Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself. J SER KAN The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles) Rick Riordan Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharoahs. J SER MAG The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase) Rick Riordan Magnus Chase, a homeless boy living in Boston, finds out he is the son of a Norse god. Updated August 2019 J SER MYT Have a Hot Time, Hades! (Myth-O-Mania) Kate McMullan In this story with a modern twist, Hades tells his own version of how he became King of the Underworld and Zeus became King of the Gods. J SER PEG The Flame of Olympus (Pegasus) Kate O’Hearn Reborn as the Flame, thirteen-year-old Emily has saved Olympus from destruction but when the gruesome Nirads begin a new invasion, Emily and her friends become entangled in the conflict as old grudges are unearthed and new enemies are discovered. J SER PER Camp Half-Blood Confidential: Your Real Guide Rick Riordan In response to an awful camp orientation video created by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and other residents of Camp Half-Blood answer campers' questions such as "What is this place?" and "Do I get to keep the T-shirt? J SER SEV The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders) Peter Lerangis Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find seven pieces of Atlantis's power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death due to the genetic abnormality that also gives them superior abilities. J SER SON Spirit Fighter (Son of Angels) Jerel Law Seventh-grader Jonah Stone discovers that he is one-quarter angel--his mother is the daughter of a human and a fallen angel--and when she is kidnapped, Jonah and his sister Eliza must try to rescue her, with the help of prayers and a guardian angel. J SER SPI Wild Born (Spirit Animals) Brandon Mull As a dark force engulfs the land, the fate of Erdas has fallen on the shoulders of four young strangers who each have forged a rare bond with their spirit beasts -- a bond that gives great powers to all of them. Updated August 2019 J SER TOM Book of the Dead (Tombquest) Michael Northrup Nothing can save Alex Sennefer's life. That's what the doctors say, but his mom knows it's not true. She knows that the Lost Spells of the Egyptian Book of the Dead can pull her son back from the brink. The problem? When she uses the spells, five Death Walkers are also brought back to life. J SER TRI The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo) Rick Riordan After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor.
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