August+25

1. Valkyries are legendary female warriors. Skulduggery Pleasant’s sidekick, Valkyrie Cain, adopts this name to protect herself from other wizards. What is her original name? ( Stephanie Edgley )

2.  What is the name of the camp that Percy Jackson, whose father is the God Poseidon, is sent to after he is expelled from 6 different schools for not being able to control his temper? (Camp Half Blood)

3. Who wrote the stories of Corydon, an outcast Greek boy with the leg of a goat who fights monsters of Greek mythology? (Tobias Druitt)

4. What is the title of the third book by Nancy Farmer in the series about Jack the bard? The first two titles are The Sea of Trolls and The Land of the Silver Apples. (The Island of the Blessed)

5. In this book by Alan Gibbons, a virtual reality game becomes alive and the boy hero Phoenix is faced battling the legendary monster, the Minotaur. What is the title of this book? (Shadow of the Minotaur)

6. This book is about Dussie who makes the horrifying discovery that she, like her New York artist mother, is a Gorgon. What is the name of this particular monster? (Medusa)

7. What is the latest title by Rick Riordan? Bonus point: What is the title of this new series? (The Red Pyramid; The Kane Chronicles) 8. In Caroline Lawrence’s book ‘The Pirates of Pompeii’ the story takes place just after the eruption of a volcano. Which volcano has just erupted and in which country is this volcano? (Mount Vesuvius, Italy)

9. Secret of the Sirens. The Gorgon’s Gaze, Mines of the Minotaur and The Chimera’s Curse are all part of which series by Julia Golding? (The Companion’s Quartet)

10. What legendary king of Britain is a character in a book by Philip Reeve. Clue:one of the main characters is Myrddin. (Arthur - in the book Here Lies Arthur) 11. What mythological bird features in one of the HP books? (Phoenix)

12. The Fire Thief is the first in a series of books by Terry Deary. What is the name of the second book in the series? (Flight of the Fire Thief). Bonus: What other series of books is Terry Deary famous for writing? (The Horrible Histories)