The Last Olympian is out!

Can't get ahold of a copy of the new Rick Riordan book?

If you love The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, try these other novels based on mythology:

Ever by Levine
Anatopsis by Abouzeid
The Game by Jones
The Great God Pan by Napoli
Iris, Messenger by Deming
Ithaka by Geras
Jason and the Gorgon's Blood by Yolen and Harris
Lost in the Labyrinth by Kindl
Nightsong: The Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice by Cadnum
Nobody's Princess by Friesner
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze by Yolen and Harris
Singer to the Sea God by Alcock
The Siren Song by Ursu
Sirena by Napoli
Troy by Geras
Walking with the Dead by Falcone

Apologies for neglecting the blog

Everything has been neglected because of the overwhelming number of submissions to our 2009 Poetry Anthology. We received over 200 poems! The book is under production by the dedicated staff at the Children's Dept. and will be ready to be presented at our poetry reading Tuesday, June 2, at 7 pm. Come hear the kids read their poems. It's always a great evening, so hope to see you there.! Check out the poetry blog, Poetry Bits, (link at right) to read some of this year's poems.

Send us your poems by May 14

The deadline is fast approaching for sending us your original poems for this year's Poetry Anthology. Visit our poetry blog www.westwoodpoetry.blogspot.com for more information!

Coming Soon! The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

At last! Book 5 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series! "In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy's sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate." Amazon.com