The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)

A flash of lighting shatters the night sky, almost angry. Maybe Zeus is still mad. If you didnt know about that, then you should really check out the Percy Jackson books. When you read about Percy Jacksons adventures, like all other awesome books, you feel like you are the main character. You feel like youve beheaded a hydra, blown up the Gateway arch, and held a lightning bolt in your hand. The story starts with Percy warning us about reading it. Like something about if you find something familiar, then close the book immediately. Um, I read it on a Kindle, how can you close a Kindle? Then it goes on about his life. When his mom takes him on a vacation to the beach away from his abusive stepfather, she tries to get him to a camp to stop a minotaur from killing him. Yeah, a minotaur. On the way there, he finds his best friend has goat legs. Like a lot of other stories, Percy loses consciousness. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a camp full of half-gods, satyrs, a centaur, and a god of wine that always says peoples names wrong. Then he finds that the minotaur has sent his mother to the underworld and he has killed the minotaur. When he finds out he is the son of the sea god, Zeus gives him a death threat because he thinks that Percy took his most powerful lightning bolt. Then Percy has to go on a quest along America, fighting monsters, metal spiders, and medusa. And then into the underworld. When he does, he finds a terrible mistakeand a traitor. But enough about that! I dont want to give you too many spoilers. I actually watched the (TERRIBLE!) movie about Percy Jackson before I read the book. After I read the book and watched the movie again, I decided that I would never watch the movie again. (Seriously, make a note: Never watch the Percy Jackson movie). The book is infinite times better, and in my opinion they ruined everything when they made the movie. Yes, I own all of the Percy Jackson books, and all of the Heroes of Olympus, the next series. Rumor has it that there is another series about norse gods and heroes. As Dionysus would say, Youve heard of Peter Johnson. Now, get ready for Magno Cheese. (Magnus Chase)

My 10 year old son has read everything by Rick Riordan and absolutely LOVES the series. These books are good enough to tear him away from his iPod and keep him waiting by the mailbox for the next book to arrive! Now I\’m reading them too, and we have dinner conversation about Greek mythology and American history. Recommended for any young person learning the joy of books!

I recently purchased 12 Percy Jackson softcover books for my 6th grade classroom of students of special needs. I am unhappy with the way my books were packaged. It was packaged in a smaller box which made some of my books bent and ripped. I do not feel its right to give my students new books if theyre already ripped and bent

I bought this book because it was on one of those $.99 lists and I thought, \”What the heck.\” This book took me back 50 years to some of my first pre-teen adventure books, e.g. the Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is written from the standpoint of the protagonist who is pretty much a current pre-teen (I have 2 and one teen) with a wry irreverent sense of humor, as have many of the characters, \”We don\’t say the \”c\” word.\” It\’s not the \”c\” word you think. The book is fun and fast moving and if you have teen/pre-teens you will recognize a fair amount of their behavior while chuckling at them. The adults are also somewhat caricatures of the typical adult, but probably as many pre-teens see us. It\’s fun. If you are an adult read it with your pre-teen, early teen as something to do together or in the car on a trip. You may surprise yourself that you have really enjoyed it.

The Lightning Thief is the first book in the Percy Jackson series. It is fast paced, well-written, and full of loveable, believable characters — even if they are children of gods. This whole series is an excellent read for anyone, and a choice pick for parents who are looking for exciting, fun, clean books for both boys and girls to read. As a school librarian, I could rarely keep this book on the shelf more than half a day. As a grandparent, I\’ve gifted it to the grandkids, and even given copies to adult friends. It is one of those rare finds these days: a truly well-written, good book with a universal theme that still manages to be fresh.

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