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The Merit Prize of English Section Junior Division Name of Winner : Yim Ho Yung Name of School : Belilios Public School Title of Book Read : The Lost Hero Author : Rick Riordan Publisher : Scholastic Inc. 　　Science fiction is seldom my preference in reading. However, I am glad to have picked up this great book—Rick Riordan’s The Lost Hero, which appears to me not only to be excitements, but also a lesson deep in my heart. 　　The Lost Hero is a story of gods and demigods. Using the Great Prophecy as the thread, it all starts with Jason waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip, failing to remember anything, including his own name. Apparently, he has a girlfriend named Piper, and a best friend named Leo. However, Jason really does not know anything - except the strong feeling that he does not belong there. 　When a freak storm hits during the school trip, the three friends are whisked away to a place called Camp Half-Blood, where they are claimed to be demigods. Adventures then begins to save Hera, the Greek goddess of marriage, as they are acknowledged to be three of the seven half-bloods mentioned in the Great Prophecy to accomplish a most dangerous but important quest, ever attempted by the children of the gods. 　They finally succeed in the rushing back of Jason’s memory which has been taken away by Hera. A risky truth has then been revealed that Jason’s presence in Camp Half-Blood is actually an exchange of leaders with his original camp, the Roman camp. They must try their best to offer peace and complete the quest together. 　To me, the most impressive part of the book is not the magic power or talent of the characters, but the genuine and truthful friendship shown among the three of them. “About your dad—if he’s in trouble, I want to help. I don’t care if it’s a trap or not.” Jason tells Piper, even though he knows that could mean sacrificing his own life, which is absolutely not an easy thing to say, especially with whom he has merely met for thr