The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)

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Synopsis
PERCY JACKSON is about to be kicked out of boarding school ... again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.
Copyright:
2005

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
390 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780786838653
Publisher:
Hyperion
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Rick Riordan
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature, Parenting and Family, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:
Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Submitted By:
Eric Troup
Proofread By:
Scott Brandow
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

Reviews

5 out of 5

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Percy Jackson is a book that anybody would love. If you like Harry Potter, Twilight, Eragon--anything along those lines you’d love the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. I liked The Lightning Thief because it was interesting and easy to follow, yet it maintained a compelling story and you weren’t always expecting what happened next. The author explained all the mythological aspects in the book really well too, so you don’t have to be a Greek mythology guru to understand the story and love the book. Personally my favorite character was Percy because he starts out like a typical, albeit unlucky, kid and winds up being a hero in the end. He’s courageous, a good friend to Annabeth and Grover, and under all the Greek mythology and hero training he’s just a typical kid. I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who has a taste for action and fantasy books. It’s a thrilling and satisfying story.