The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Percy 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.Product Details
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-9–At the outset of this fast-paced tale by Rick Riordan (Hyperion/Miramax, 2005), it would seem that Percy Jackson is just another New York kid diagnosed with ADHD, who has good intentions, a nasty stepfather, and a long line of schools that have rejected him. The revelation of his status as half-blood offspring of one of the Greek gods is nicely packaged, and it's easy to believe that Mount Olympus, in modern times, has migrated to the 600th floor of the Empire State Building (the center of Western civilization) while the door to Hades can be found at DOA Recording Studio, somewhere in LA. With his new friends, a disguised satyr, and the half-blood daughter of Athena, Percy sets out across the country to rectify a feud between Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Along the way they must cope with the Furies, Medusa, motorcycle thug Aires, and various other immortals. Although some of Jesse Bernstein's accents fail (the monster from Georgia, for instance, has no Southern trace in her voice), he does a fine job of keeping the main characters' tones and accents distinguishable. He convincingly portrays Percy, voicing just the right amount of prepubescent confusion, ironic wit, and the ebbing and waning of concern for himself and those around him. Mythology fans will love this take and kids who haven't been inculcated with the Classical canon will learn aspects of it here while having no trouble following a rollicking good–and modern–adventure.–Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA
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From Booklist
Gr. 6-9. 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. Chris Sherman
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Review
"Packed with humorous allusions to Greek mythology . . . along with rip-snorting action sequences, this book really shines." -- Horn Book Magazine
"[A] riotously paced quest tale of heroism that questions the realities of our world, family, friendship and loyalty." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Customer Reviews
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the lightning thief
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The Lightning Thief
The setting of the book takes place during the time of Greek Gods, demigods, satyrs and other mythological creatures. The book is about two boys named Percy and Grover. Grover always has a sight on everything, like death. At school one day, Grover had a sight of his teacher killing him with a magical pen. The two boys go on a class field trip with a teacher named Mr. Brunner, who uses a wheel chair. They like their teacher a lot, but Percy decides to vaporize Mr. Brunner while on this field trip. It's at this point when Percy begins to suspect that his life is not what it seems.
I thought the plot outline of the The Lightning Thief was very suspenseful and tense. For Percy Jackson, his life was very tough for him as a kid. He was kicked out of all the schools he attended. He was very troubled. Percy Jackson is a demigod. His dad was named Poseidon, goddess of controlling water. His mother was not a God, she was undetermined. His parents have vanished, in the hands of Hades, goddess of keeping. Percy is on a mission to save his mom from Hades but it takes him a long time because something is in his way.
Another book that The Lightning Thief can connect to is a book called Maximum Ride. There's a connection to the book because Maximum Ride and The Lightning Thief are both about Mythology and Greek Gods and other mythological creatures. The biggest strengths in The Lightning Thief are how the characters are on missions to save certain things. They have special powers that they can use. Another strength is how the book uses Greek gods such as demigods, satyrs and martyrs. A weakness is how the author kind of goes off in another world, like he doesn't always talk about the gods. One last strength is how the book shows the turning point of when Percy overcomes his learning difficulties.
All in all, I think the book was pretty good, and well written. I recommend this book to people who enjoy mythology. This is the type of audience who would read the book. The book also shows how someone with difficulties, such as Percy, turns these difficulties into strengths. The author keeps the same audience throughout the whole book. The genre of the book is mythology because it talks about Greek Gods.
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