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The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

By Rick Riordan

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| Paperback | 9780786838653

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Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse—Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s timeContinue

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse—Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena—Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

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  • The Lightning Thief By Rick Riordan

    Middle school is no picnic, especially when peer pressure, galloping hormones and embarrassing adults collide. And what if, on top of all that, you've been diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD, and your math teacher turns into a monster who wants to kill ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Wed, 15 Sep 2010

  • 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

  • 1 person find this helpful

    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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