The Red Pyramid

Riordan, R. (2010). The red pyramid. New York: Disney/Hyperion.

This is a New York Times Bestseller.

Exposition: Sadie Kane lives in England with grandparents and her brother Carter travels with their father, who is an Egyptologist.  Their mother is dead, and they don't know each other that well.

Conflict: The Egyptian god Set is released and their father is banished out of the world.

Rising Action: Carter and Sadie figure out that they have powers, the Egyptian gods are rising, and that Set has a grudge against their family.

Climax: They use their powers to defeat Set.

Falling Action: Carter and Sadie save their father, but there are still problems with Set.

Resolution: They realize they need more people to help them, so they find more kids with powers like theirs.

One literary quality is pacing - this is fast paced and holds the reader's interest.  Another is the point of view, which changes between Sadie and Carter.