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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Grades 5 - 8Grades 3 - 8W4.787223

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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julian julian

This book is a book full of mythology. It has a lot of humor and action. If you are planning to read the book- have a good time with Percy and his mythical friends! goodbye

I enjoyed this whole series! I read the whole 4 book series in 2 weeks! Its a must read!

aurora aurora

i really like this book

it's a really good book i loved it SO much the whole series are really good books definetley a must read.

imdabomb imdabomb

Gotta luv Percy Jackson...i also like The Lost Hero and The Son of Neptune because Percy is in those books too but he's older. Can't wait for the Mark Of Athena to be out soon!!!!!

I read The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. I liked the book a lot because it has action,adventure and mythology. My favorite character is Grover because he is funny and always happy. the book is about a boy named Percy Jackson. He is sent on a mission to get the lightning bolt before the summer solstice begins. I recommend this book and this series.

Live_Gal_ Live_Gal_

Awesome book and really funny too!

in the middle but it is grate.

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