New York Times Bestselling Series

"A high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets. The Colossus Rises is Lerangis's most gripping work yet. Young readers will love this story. I can't wait to see what's next in the Seven Wonders series " --Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in master storyteller and 39 Clues author Peter Lerangis's epic Seven Wonders series.

The Colossus Rises is the first installment of the bestselling five-book series chronicling the story of Jack McKinley, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he's going to die--unless he finds seven magic Loculi that have been hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Young readers will learn all about the history and mysteries of the ancient world while savoring this unputdownable story from first page to last.

Author: Peter Lerangis
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02/05/2013
Series: Seven Wonders #1
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780062070401
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 156556 / Colossus Rises


Award: 2015 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction
Award: 2016 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Junior/Grades 4-6


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2012 pg. 63
Publishers Weekly 12/03/2012 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2012
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 165
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Lerangis, Peter: -

Peter Lerangis is the author of more than one hundred and sixty books, which have sold more than five and half million copies and been translated into thirty-three different languages. These include the five books in the New York Times bestselling Seven Wonders series, The Colossus Rises, Lost in Babylon, The Tomb of Shadows, The Curse of the King, and The Legend of the Rift, and two books in the 39 Clues series. He lives in New York City with his family.