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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 (1486)
Just finished the Series this morning it was amazing!
Awesome!! I was reading over half of the first one this thanksgiving morning.
I'm reading this now and love it. I love all the greek mythology, so interesting. I am borrowing it from my dance teacher.
This was one of the best books that I have ever read. It mixes Greek Mythology with modern-day kids to create an adventure that every reader should embark on. With Protagonist: Percy and Antagonist: Kronos, they battle to save the world. I hope you pick this book off the shelves of the library and start reading.
I think the movie was better than this book.I read the book and saw the movie.
No, I don't agree. The book was first, so in my opinion, it's always better. Maybe because I like to Read. :P
love it i have watched the movie and the play on a field trip i have the whole book series and my class read it for a readaloud!
I read Magnus Chase but not Percy Jackson. Is it good?
just as good! my brothers read both series and they think they r AMAZING!!!
better than magnus
OMG!! It is so much better than Magnus (but Magnus is still pretty awesome too!) the Percy Jackson series is one of Rick Riordan's original mythology and are defintely recommended!!
It is so awesome!!!!!!!!! You bet!!!
yes it's very good.
I read the whole series but I can't stop reading them again!!
It is a funny book.
I need this series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!