Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson is going on a field trip with his friend Grover. They are at a museum on a tour with Mr. Brunner. Percy pushed (or used water to pull) a girl into a fountain. Percy's math teacher, Mrs. Dodds, asks Percy to follow her. They go into a Greek and Roman section of the museum that is deserted, and Mrs. Dodds transforms into a shriveled monster with bat wings and leaps at Percy. Mr. Brunner then throws a pen at percy, which he grabs, and it turns into a sword. Percy slices Mrs. Dodd's arm off and she turns to dust. Percy was then alone in the room, left to wonder if what he had seen was real. I believe that this book is odd, over-exaggerated, and easy to read. It is also the perfect book for me to read for the last few weeks of school.