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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & the Olympians, book 1

By Rick Riordan, Christian McGrath (Cover Design)

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| Paperback | 9780141319131

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Book Description

Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until, I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong. Now I spend my time fightingContinue

Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until, I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong. Now I spend my time fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends, and generally trying to stay alive.
This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.

Can Percy find the lightning bolt before a fully-fledged war of the Gods erupts?

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  • Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - Review by Waterstone's Books Quarterly Online

    When Rick Riordan made up a bedtime story for his eight-year-old son, he could not have foreseen that it would become a literary tsunami, and eventually a film with a cast including Uma Thurman and Sean Bean. For those new to the phenomenon, this fir ... (read full critics)

    wbqonline published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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    This is a good book! I like how it tells you about greek Mythology.
    It is a real page-turner for me. The monsters give me a chill down my spine, and I like how it also reaches out to the New York culture.

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    Spotted said on Sep 24, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • 用英文小說加強英文~哈!!!

    some time I wanna make it best,
    use English to better my English, I guess it's not bad,
    this book is't hard, easy to read, haha!!!!

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    楓亭云 said on Feb 23, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • I watched the movie before I read this book. I found that the film is more exciting than this novel but still this book is worth reading if you love Greek mythology

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    Zoe said on Feb 23, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • Yes, there are way too many similarities with Harry Potter, and I surely found it less magical and less enchanting than HP's adventures.
    However, I think this book is a very nice way to get kids (I would say 9-12) excited about Greek mythology.

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    momiji1020 said on Feb 1, 2011 | Add your feedback

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