Have you heard of King Arthur? Most people have. They know about how he had a round table and pulled a sword from a stone to become king. But this book isn't about King Arthur fighting wars. The Sword in the Stone is about how Arthur, nicknamed Wart, had adventures like getting lost in a forest or almost getting eaten by a witch. One day Wart and his foster brother Kay's governess goes crazy and must be sent to a hospital. She can no longer teach Wart and Kay, so Sir Ector, Wart's foster father, has to find a new tutor for the boys. One day Wart is walking in the woods when he sees an old man. The old man's name is Merlyn, and he is strange in many ways. First, he ages backward, meaning he was born at the end of time. That means that as Wart gets older, Merlyn is younger! Second, he's a wizard who can perform a few spells, including making the plates wash themselves. Third, Merlyn has a pet owl who can talk. Merlyn knows he will be Wart's tutor because he ages backward, so Wart brings Merlyn back to the castle. Once he's Wart's tutor, Merlyn educates him by turning him into different animals, like a fish, a merlin, an owl, and more. Along the way, Wart learns many things he can use when he becomes king. I liked this book because it was hilarious, and the plot wasn't complicated. I recommend The Sword in the Stone if you like funny books or historical fiction books.

Have you heard of King Arthur? Most people have. They know about how he had a round table and pulled a sword from a stone to become king. But this book isn't about King Arthur fighting wars. The Sword in the Stone is about how Arthur, nicknamed Wart, had adventures like getting lost in a forest or almost getting eaten by a witch. One day Wart and his foster brother Kay's governess goes crazy and must be sent to a hospital. She can no longer teach Wart and Kay, so Sir Ector, Wart's foster father, has to find a new tutor for the boys. One day Wart is walking in the woods when he sees an old man. The old man's name is Merlyn, and he is strange in many ways. First, he ages backward, meaning he was born at the end of time. That means that as Wart gets older, Merlyn is younger! Second, he's a wizard who can perform a few spells, including making the plates wash themselves. Third, Merlyn has a pet owl who can talk. Merlyn knows he will be Wart's tutor because he ages backward, so Wart brings Merlyn back to the castle. Once he's Wart's tutor, Merlyn educates him by turning him into different animals, like a fish, a merlin, an owl, and more. Along the way, Wart learns many things he can use when he becomes king. I liked this book because it was hilarious, and the plot wasn't complicated. I recommend The Sword in the Stone if you like funny books or historical fiction books.

Percy Jackson has just found out that he is a demigod-a person who is half-human, half-god. Not only that, but he's the son of Poseidon, one of the most important gods in Greek mythology. Percy is looking forward to going to Camp Half-Blood, a camp just for demigods, but his mom tells him disturbing news: he can't go to camp because it's too dangerous! At school, Percy is at gym class when huge human-eating giants called Laisygorians attack. They try to kill Percy with flaming dodgeballs, but Percy's friend Annabeth, who is also a demigod, and a homeless kid called Tyson save him. As they escape, Annabeth tells him that camp is unsafe because Thalia's tree, which previously protected the camp, has been poisoned by their enemies, the Titan Kronos, and his followers. When they get to Camp Half-Blood, Percy learns that Tyson is a cyclops, a one-eyed giant. He also learns that the only way to save the camp is to go to an island off the coast of Florida, where the Golden Fleece is being kept by a Cyclops called Polyphemus. Their only hope is to get the fleece back to camp and use it to heal the tree. Percy discovers that his friend Grover is also being held captive on the island. Can Percy and his friends save both Grover and the camp? I recommend this book if you like funny books and/or Greek mythology.

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