the Lightning Thief is the best book I think that I have ever read and Rick Riordan is an amazing writer. Rick Riordan has also written 3 book series that go with this book. It is action packed and very funny. I love Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief.
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)
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Do u like Greek mythology? Adventure with many twists and turns? The this is the book for you!! I was shakey about reading it, but i read the 1st chapter and couldn't stop!!!
I love these books. read them. they are awsome!!!
I love these books! I have read every one, and all of his other books like Heroes of Olympus. They have a great story, and they really teach you about greek myths. I really liked these books because they were fast paced and action packed. It has awesome battles and stuff like that. It's too bad the movies were bad, and weren't like the books.
It is awesome i am still reading the fifth one but so far it is so cool!!!
love the books in this set! rick riordan is talented! p.s I LOVE THESE BOOKS THERE MY FAVRETS!!!!!!!
I think this book has many monsters and exploring so I like this book. I could not stop reading other books of this series! I would recomend this book for students, kids, or everyone who likes greek myths. I traveled with Percy and Annabeth reading this book. I like this book very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Though I'm currently reading this book, the storyline is good so far.
This is a very great book. This book is one of Rick Riordan's best books, it has great characters, they're specially and have different personalities. The settings are also great and awesome, not two settings are similar! It is interesting how that the scenes go to calm and relaxing to awesome, crazy, and adventurous. If you've read the other Rick Riordans books then you'll love this.
the comic and movie are very disipointing after reading the book your like can they ad this and this and you think you would be able to make the whole movie better than it is so if you dont like being diipointed then just stick with the chapter book