6 best children's books, as voted on by kids

5. "The Lost Hero" (The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1), by Rick Riordan

Young readers voted Rick Riordan "author of the year" for "The Lost Hero," the first book of his "The Heroes of Olympus" series. Here Riordan follows up on the success of "The Last Olympian" with this story of three students at a wilderness school for troubled teens who discover that they are the offspring of ancient gods and must embark on a quest to preserve Mt. Olympus.

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