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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
The #1 New York Times Bestseller
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series now streaming on Disney+!
The paperback edition of the first book in Rick Riordan’s thrilling middle grade series, filled with magic, Greek mythology, and plenty of monsters.
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. And that’s the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. 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 and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed in 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 betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.
With millions of copies and over 10 years spent on the New York Times bestseller list, Percy has also become a movie, a Broadway musical, and now a Disney+ series. He continues to find fans in classrooms and libraries across the world.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series now streaming on Disney+!
The paperback edition of the first book in Rick Riordan’s thrilling middle grade series, filled with magic, Greek mythology, and plenty of monsters.
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. And that’s the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. 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 and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed in 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 betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.
With millions of copies and over 10 years spent on the New York Times bestseller list, Percy has also become a movie, a Broadway musical, and now a Disney+ series. He continues to find fans in classrooms and libraries across the world.
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Readers say *The Lightning Thief* is a fun, fast-paced introduction to Greek mythology with a likable hero and exciting adventure, appealing especiall...
The Lightning Thief was an enjoyable, fast-paced read with a great introduction to myth for kids! If I knew any kids around the same age as Percy, I'd definitely recommend it!
The book was introduced in a children's lit class I was enrolled in a few semesters ago. During a discussion about the syllabus, the teacher indicated that this series was to rival Harry Potter. I found her remark interesting and committed it to memory. Now, more than six months later, I remembered her words and nominated it for my book club at work (the theme this month is young adult).
I don't think I can accurately judge whether or not Percy lines up against Harry, mostly since I only read the first HP book and need to read the rest of the series to feel qualified to compare the two. Still, I really appreciated the mythological references and the incarnation of the gods in modern day. Riordan does a great job crafting his hero and the world he lives in and I can't wait to read more.
The book was introduced in a children's lit class I was enrolled in a few semesters ago. During a discussion about the syllabus, the teacher indicated that this series was to rival Harry Potter. I found her remark interesting and committed it to memory. Now, more than six months later, I remembered her words and nominated it for my book club at work (the theme this month is young adult).
I don't think I can accurately judge whether or not Percy lines up against Harry, mostly since I only read the first HP book and need to read the rest of the series to feel qualified to compare the two. Still, I really appreciated the mythological references and the incarnation of the gods in modern day. Riordan does a great job crafting his hero and the world he lives in and I can't wait to read more.
Kinda glad I decided to get into this series as an adult so I can fully appreciate the story, especially with how much more I enjoyed this particular passage:
In Grover's pocket was a set of reed pipes his daddy goat had carved for him, even though he only knew two songs: Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 12 and Hilary Duff's "So Yesterday," both of which sounded pretty bad on reed pipes.
In love with this book !! So many emotions and detail put into it so excited to continue the series!!
played out like a movie in my head wow. can't believe I despised reading growing up, this would have rocked 10 year old me's world DOWN
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