Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction — Zeus' master bolt.

The Lightning Thief is a 2005 American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first children's novel by Rick Riordan. The opening installment in the series Percy Jackson & the Olympians, the book was recognized among the year's best for children.

Nov 6, 2024 · Rick Riordan’s first Percy Jackson novel, The Lightning Thief, was published in 2005. The series it spawned has been translated into forty-two languages and has sold more than thirty...

Jul 1, 2005 · Twelve-year-old Percy (full name, Perseus) Jackson has attended six schools in six years. Officially diagnosed with ADHD, his lack of self-control gets him in trouble again and again. What if it isn’t his fault?

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson, diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD, is about to get kicked out of another boarding school when monsters start chasing him. His mother and best friend, Grover, rush him to a summer camp called Half-Blood Hill.

When 12-year-old Percy Jackson learns that his true father is Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, he undertakes a dangerous quest across the United States to retrieve a stolen lightning bolt and stop a war between the gods. The Lightning Thief provides a high-interest, humorous introduction to the Greek myths. It encourages young readers to

Jan 23, 2024 · Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is making its comeback, thanks to Disney’s new live-action series. But how does this once classic YA novel hold up in 2024 – especially with the new series?

Feb 23, 2023 · The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. As the name suggests, it is filled with a lot of Greek mythology so if that something you are fascinated with, this is the right book for you.

Apr 1, 2005 · Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus.

On a daring road trip from their summer camp in New York to the gates of the Underworld in Los Angeles, Percy and his friends–one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena–will face a host of enemies determined to stop them.