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Loading... The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) (original 2006; edition 2006)by Rick Riordan
Work InformationThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (2006)
  
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I read this book because my nine-year old loves it. I enjoyed it too. It has some action violence in it. I thought it was very imaginative and I enjoyed the adventure. I don't normally get into the Greek myths, but this was really a fun journey. (  ) BeccaGr8t | Jan 6, 2023 |  I'm surprised that I liked this as much as I did. I think a big part of my enjoyment was sharing it with my 7 year old. (  ) amcheri | Jan 5, 2023 | I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did. The premise is an old theme in a fresh environment - the ancient Greek quest in the modern United States. There are so many things about this book that were fun, smart, and kind of awesome. Also awesome - that the hero for once wasn't a son of Zeus. This is a series I will definitely continue with. ( ) wisemetis | Dec 27, 2022 | I watched the movie first, so my thought process on this one is sort of backwards. I found the movie mediocre but amusing. And by that the books is so much more detailed, intricate and plotted than the movie. The book by it self I consider "okay" while in comparison to it's movie it's "amazingly better." I'll keep reading these and we'll see where it goes. ( ) wanderlustlover | Dec 26, 2022 | Pretty good Young Adult novel of boy who finds out he's related to the Greek gods of mythology. Fun story. I still haven't read the sequels though. ( ) kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |
 "The Lightning Thief" is perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats, and mysteries opening out in sequence. The action never feels gratuitous; it draws its depth from the myths at its source.  Riordan's fast-paced adventure is fresh, dangerous, and funny. Is contained inHas the adaptationIs parodied inHas as a student's study guideHas as a teacher's guide
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods. No library descriptions found. |
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