The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Book 1 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1‪)‬

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Publisher Description

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.

  • GENRE
    Young Adult
    RELEASED
    2009
    May 2
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    379
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    Disney Book Group
    SELLER
    Disney Electronic Content, Inc.
    SIZE
    5.4
    MB

    Customer Reviews

    Linda c. McCabe ,

    Great fun

    I love Greek mythology and was hesitant to read this series because I've seen Hollywood mess up the stories too many times. However, Rick Riordan has a light playful touch with the classic tales and updates them into modern day. The "what if" question is what if Greek gods were real and what if your hero were sired by a Greek god? Riordan has a lot of fun with this premise and sets up the idea of the monsters as being primordial forces that can't really die. They just are banished for awhile. This allows him to use the big baddies such as Medusa and the Minotaur.

    He also sets up the idea that the gods follow western civilization, so Mount Olympus is no longer in Greece, but instead is in New York City over the Empire State Building. similarly the entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles. That's a nice sense of humor. The gods and goddesses also keep up with the times as Zeus is in a pinstriped suit and Poseidon wears Hawaiian shirts and shorts. The characterizations are great, the plot goes at a quick pace and Greek mythology is introduced in an entertaining way.

    My son loves the series and I have to say it is one of the best middle grade series I have ever read.

    Kingston66 ,

    Amazing

    I'm obsessed with this series reading the first book was fantastic I couldn't put it down then I kept reading it I loved it that much I read it 26 times literally then I found out there were more books I read the series 6 times intense adventure drama comedy this book has everything it beats Harry potter hands down!

    Cuneyt Dil ,

    Page Turner

    The first couple pages of the book may seem a bit dull but once you get past that it's a really great book and you won't be able to put it down. Check it out.

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