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The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1

by Rick Riordan

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Greek Mythology and humor
Have you ever wondered how life would be if Greek gods existed and impacted people’s lives? This book is exactly that but with children of the gods and humans, called demigods. Percy Jackson, a 12 year-old boy, has always had mysterious, and weird events happen to him. But after one disastrous day when his human mom is taken away from him, he finds out that he is a demigod. He is sent to Camp Half-Blood and learns about the world of Greek gods. With his newfound powers and friends, he is sent on a quest to return Zeus’s thunderbolt which has disappeared mysteriously causing chaos between the gods. In addition, Percy is determined to save his mother from harm no matter the consequences. While on this quest, he and his friends discover there is a new, dark evil starting to form and its goal is the destruction of the Greek gods. Will Percy make it through his difficult quest with his friends’ help and save his mother? Read this book and find out. Also, get ready for some sarcastic and funny comments made by the characters in the book, especially Percy Jackson.
Viv

Percy Jack and the Olympians
At first, I saw the movie commercial and thought , is there a book for it? A friend told me that I should start reading the series. I tried it and it was one of the best books I've ever read. This book was filled with Greek mythology that got me interested in borrowing a couple from my public library.
Jackie

Great Book!
This book is very good and it is outstanding book to young and the mature readers out there. Rarely, this book got interested from the very beginning. This book talks about mainly about Greek Mythology so I would recommend at least study a bit before reading this book.

Interesting
Greek Mythology
Addicting to read
- Confusing for the people who don't know about Greek Mythology
deja bontato

percy jackson and the olympians
This book was the best, so far, children's book I've ever read. It has rich details that explain the life of a child who finds out he's a son of a Greek god. I loved this book and can't wait to read the next one.
maddie

it was fantastic
percy jackson and the Lightning Thief is a very exiting and gripping story so I never wanted to stop reading it.

So that is why I gave it 5/5.
Rachel Jones

The Lightning Thief
Fantastic! With heart-stopping moments and hilarious characters, you won't want to put this book down.
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