The Lightening Thief
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- Age Range: 10-14
- Grade Level: 6 and up
- Lexile: 740
- Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1
- Pages: 396
- Publisher: Disney Hyperion Books June 28th 2005
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0-7868-5629-7
- ISBN-13: 978-0-7868-5629-9
- Book Review: Booklist (September 15, 2005 (Vol. 102, No. 2))
The escapades of the Greek gods and heroes get a
fresh spin in the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians
series, about a contemporary 12-year-old New Yorker who learns he's a
demigod. Perseus, aka Percy Jackson, thinks he has big problems. His
father left before he was born, he's been kicked out of six schools in
six years, he's dyslexic, and he has ADHD. What a surprise when he finds
out that that's only the tip of the iceberg: he vaporizes his
pre-algebra teacher, learns his best friend is a satyr, and is almost
killed by a minotaur before his mother manages to get him to the safety
of Camp Half-Blood--where he discovers that Poseidon is his father. But
that's a problem, too. Poseidon has been accused of stealing
Zeus'lightning bolt, and unless Percy can return the bolt, humankind is
doomed. Riordan's fast-paced adventure is fresh, dangerous, and funny.
Percy is an appealing, but reluctant hero, the modernized gods are
hilarious, and the parallels to Harry Potter are frequent and obvious.
Because Riordan is faithful to the original myths, librarians should be
prepared for a rush of readers wanting the classic stories.
Literary Awards
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2005),
Young Readers' Choice Award (2008),
Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Older Readers (2011),
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (2009),
Askews Torchlight Award
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),
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),
Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee (2009)
- Actors: Logan Lerman,
Kevin McKidd,
Steve Coogan
- Director: Chris Columbus
- Film Company:
- Rating:
- Review By: 21st Century Fox
It's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus and assorted
monsters have walked out of the pages of high school student Percy
Jackson's Greek mythology texts and into his life. And they're not
happy: Zeus's lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime
suspect. Even more troubling is the sudden disappearance of Percy's
mother. As Percy finds himself caught between angry and battling gods,
he and his friends embark on a cross-country adventure to catch the true
lightning thief, save Percy's mom, and unravel a mystery more powerful
than the gods themselves.
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