The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)

By Rick Riordan

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Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school... again. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to stay out of trouble. But can he really be expected to stand by and watch while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself against his pre-algebra teacher when she turns into a monster and tries to kill him? Of course, no one believes Percy about the monster incident; he's not even sure he believes himself. Until the Minotaur chases him to summer camp. Suddenly, mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. The gods of Mount Olympus, he's coming to realize, are very much alive in the twenty-first century. 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 has just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property, and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. On a daring road trip from their summer camp in New York to the gates of the Underworld in Los Angeles, Percy and his friends -- one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena -- will face a host of enemies determined to stop them. 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 failure and betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
ISBN-13: 9780786838653
ISBN-10: 0786838655
Published on 3/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 416

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Emmabentley Emmabentley

This is probably my fourth favorite book out of all the books I've read. You must read this book!!!!!!!

i am reading this book because my mother brought it and EHHH its good

i have the whole series which is wild

THIS SERIES IS AWESOME (actually all his books are awesome

The start of an awesome series with action, adventure and comedy that u will NEVER FORGET!!!! I promise, and I don't make empty promises!! ;D

Tbh, all the girls I know that have heard of this series all want to be Annabeth. Eh, well, I will tell the truth. Even I say I want to be Annabeth :) Of course, Rick Riordan does a great job on writing these books. I don't think this is spoiling, but in my opinion, I think the 3rd-5th books of this series were too cheesy. The second series.... It's TOO romantic! I mean, besides that, if Rick Riordan didn't make it too romantic, everything would be great. That's my opinion. My sister loves romantic stuff, so she is totally fine with it. In the Lightning Thief, Percy is accused of stealing Zeus's lightning bolt. When I first listened to the first chapter of this story, I really was into the book. I hope you enjoy the book, too :) Thank you for reading my book review!

Nicole6 Nicole6

I loved these books and all of the other books I have read by Rick Riordan. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover's adventures are super exciting and funny. I recommend this series and the Heroes Of Olympus Series. AWESOME!!!!!!!

Where to begin? Rick Riordan brings you into a whole different world. Every page you turn you find out something new and exciting. When you tell your mom one more page you mean don't interup me mom. This is book for everyone.

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