Omg so good
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
By Rick Riordan
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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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.
Book Reviews (1486)
My favorite book!!!
These books are great! You don't have to know any Greek facts and the movies are so fun to watch too! The whole Percy Jackson series keeps you on the edge of your seat!!!
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! One of my favourite series of all time!! Definitely recommend to kids who like myths and action & adventure stories! 110%! Though I do recommend the second series: The Heroes Of Olympus if you have finished.
Pretty awesome, I have to admit. It's the kick-starter for all the Percy Jakson's series.
I love the book and agree with u diamond99
This is an amazing book and series! Very exciting!! There are a lot of cliff hangers! Once you start reading, you cant stop! Five stars indeed
Rick Riordian is a genuis!
These books are really good if you like adventure and Greek mythology. After this series there is another one with more exciting characters and some Roman mythology.
I love this book. My friend said this is crazy. I tricked him into reading it and he loves it!!!!!!!!!