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| Original Title: | The Lightning Thief |
| ISBN: | 0786838655 (ISBN13: 9780786838653) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1, Camp Half-Blood Chronicles #1 |
| Characters: | Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, Luke Castellan, Zeus (God), Dionysus (mythology), Ares (god), Hades, Poseidon (God), Chiron, Percy Jackson |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) Montauk, New York(United States) New Jersey(United States) …more St. Louis, Missouri(United States) Las Vegas, Nevada(United States) Long Island, New York(United States) …less |
| Literary Awards: | Young Readers' Choice Award (2008), Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Older Readers (2011), South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book Award (2008), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Tween Book (2008), Nene Award (2008) Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2008), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 6-8 (2008), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2007), Sunshine State Young Readers Award for Grades 6-8 (2007), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Intermediate (2008), Iowa Teen Award (2009), Lincoln Award Nominee (2009), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for YA (2008), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (2009) |
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Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found herePercy 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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| Title | : | The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) |
| Author | : | Rick Riordan |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 375 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2006 by Disney Hyperion Books (first published June 28th 2005) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.25 From 1847290 Users | 56275 ReviewsColumn Containing Books The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)
Go SolangeloBelieve it or not, but this was actually my first Rick Riordan book!!! ANDI really enjoyed it!!! *lol*This was such an epic adventure and I loved the countless hints and references to Greek Mythology! XD Rick Riordans approach definitely was a more than just funny one and I couldnt help but had to laugh out loud whenever Percy opened his mouth! I swear that young boy is the embodiment of sass and the more I read about him, the more I got attached to this awesome boy! <3 I want to adopt
I thought the same things!!
When I was about halfway through this book, I started making a list of its similarities to Harry Potter. Here is a sampling from that list:1. There are three young heroes: a brainy girl (Annabeth/Hermione), a funny screw-up type (Grover/Ron), and a somewhat troubled but very brave lead (Harry/Percy).2. People freak when the Harry/Percy character says the name of a powerful character. 3. The main bad guy (Kronos/Voldemort) is seeking to return to his former power, but most people are totally in
Really is there something I could say that hasn't been said? Doubtful, but in utterly stupid human style I will write a review anyway attempting to tell people how cool this book is.This is plainly an awesome idea. I had always wondered what happened to the kids of half gods/goddess and humans. Here's the story to quench your curiosity. Percy Jackson has been dumped around from border school to border school. He has never been quite like anybody else, but as the end of sixth grade approaches
I don't care if this is middle grade literature. I am starting this soon!
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