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The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan Publisher: HYPERION

Greek mythology meets a modern-day quest

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Greek mythology meets a modern-day quest

Percy Jackson’s school troubles become part of a much larger crisis when Greek gods and monsters enter his life and Zeus’s lightning bolt goes missing. Suspected of the theft, Percy has ten days to find it with the help of his friends. The quest brings mythological figures into a contemporary setting, while also tying the search to Percy’s relationship with his absent father, a warning from the Oracle, and the threat of conflict on Mount Olympus. As the opening book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, it establishes a fantasy adventure built around Greek mythology, friendship, family, and a mystery with consequences for the gods.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in Greek mythology and fantasy adventures
  • Readers who enjoy quests involving friendship, family, and mythological creatures
  • Those looking for the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

Themes

Greek mythologyFriendshipFamily relationshipsQuests and mystery

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Book overview

The #1 New York Times Bestseller

Percy Jackson and the Olympians series now streaming on Disney+!

The hardcover edition of the first book in Rick Riordan's thrilling middle grade series, filled with magic, Greek mythology, and plenty of monsters

Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking
straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them: Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.

Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed in his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.

With millions of copies and over 10 years spent on the New York Times bestseller list, Percy has also become a movie, a Broadway musical, and now a Disney+ series. He continues to find fans in classrooms and libraries across the world.
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