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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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  • 1 person find this helpful

    Actually it's four and a half

    My interest in Greek mythology has faded away with the years, but it was refreshing and very interesting to get updated this way.

    Percy is funny, witty, brave and very, very sweet. I hope the other four books are as good as this one *____*

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    papalbina said on Nov 24, 2010 | Add your feedback

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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

  • 作者充滿豐富幻想力，故事情節緊張驚險，充滿希臘神話色彩，令人忍不住一口氣直看下去，簡直是「哈利波特」和「變種特工」的混合體。 未看過這本書的話，不妨試試看，會有意想不到的驚喜！

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    Elle said on Jan 3, 2012 about the Library Binding 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

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