Percy Jackson and The Olympians by Rick Riordan

These books are great! So good they made a movie out of them, although I have yet to see it. It's a great way to learn about greek mythology. Percy is a son of a God and human, obviously a half god like Hercules. He does not learn until later that he is a half god and even longer to find out who his father is. The top three gods, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades are not suppose to have any children, but of course they don't keep to this pact. Their kids end up being incredibly powerful children and attract horrible greek mythology monsters that they spend all their life fighting. Of course, the Titan's are rising again and Percy is the foretold savior of the world that has the choice to save the world or destroy it by joining the Titan's. It may sound like a dumb series by my explanation here, but these are one of my favorite series that I have read so far. I love seeing the lesser gods and their alliances and century old grudges. The gods don't want to believe there is a problem and do not want to get involved with their children. Many do not recognize that any of the kids at Camp Half-Blood are their own children, so there is the struggle of these kids not having parents or feeling they belong. Many of course end up having negative feelings towards the gods and side with the rise of the titans.