These are really funny books about demigods (half-mortal, half Greek god) who go on quests. 5 stars!
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
By Rick Riordan
Book 1 of 5 in the
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 5 - 8 | Grades 3 - 8 | W | 4.7 | 87223 |
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
Book Reviews (1485)
This is a great book! I like how he tied it into Greek Mythology!!!!!!!!!!
awesome book loving it!!!!!!!!
Umm... YESSSSSS! Percy Jackson is now my hero. Try to compare this book to any other and and the competition would automatically lose!! Totally love the character dynamics. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK! Feel free to like❤️ Any questions? Just reply!
A friend of mine had read the series and was reading 'The Heros of Olympus' the book series that continues the story, after the 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' book series. She told me about it, it sounded interesting, so I went to the school library, found 'The Lightning Thief' and started reading.
Omg one of the best Greek Mythology books ive ever read you go RICK ROIDAN every book in the seires is good go rick roirdan Woo hoo
I would recomend this book to every one. This book was amazing. Percy goes to camp half blood because his father is posiden.
cool book
A quirky take on Greek mythology with a narrator who will make you laugh out loud!. rick riodan is a talented author and i highly recommend this book to all kids of all ages. i was very surprised that i picked up facts that were hidden among the humor that have helped me on tests. for me it was a fifteen minute or less read but I've gone back and read it over and over again! My absolute favorite series and i also recommend my other tied for first favorites series Harry Potter series,Hunger games series, Divergent series and Miss Penegrines home for peculiar children series as well Rick riodan is genius. I LOVE his books
good book