ISBN: 9780141329994    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Year of publishing: 2009     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 384        Language: English

Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and The Olympians) is a fantasy-adventure novel which is set in the modern era but contains many aspects of Greek mythology. The protagonist is Percy Jackson, a twelve year old boy who has ADHD and dyslexia. He is a demigod. On a trip to Montauk Beach, a Minotaur kidnaps Percy's mother. The young boy wakes up later in a camp where an Oracle tells him that Zeuss' master lightning bolt has gone missing and Zeus holds Percy responsible. with the help of his friends, the protagonist begins his search. The children soon realize that a war is about to break out between Poseidon, Zeus and Hades. Unfortunately, Hades believes that the protagonist has stolen his helm. The children are attacked by numerous mythological enemies who want to stop them from finding the stolen objects. Filled with twists and turns, Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and The Olympians) film tie-in edition, published by Penguin UK in 2010, is available in paperback. In 2005, it won School Library Journal Best Book of the year and New York Times Notable Book. It also received the 2008 Young Reader's Choice Award and the 2008 Mark Twain Award. Key Features: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and The Olympians) was on The New York Times children's bestseller list and has sold more than 1. 2 million copies worldwide. It has also been adapted into a feature film titled Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
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Rick Riordan is the author of the New York Times #1 best-selling The Lost Hero, the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series. Kids across the country voted him Author of the Year for that book through the Children's Book Council in association with Every Child a Reader. Rick also penned the New York Times #1 best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: Book One: The Lightning Thief, Book Two: The Sea of Monsters, Book Three: The Titan's Curse, Book Four: The Battle of the Labyrinth and Book Five: The Last Olympian. The first two books in his Kane Chronicles, based on Egyptian mythology, The Red Pyramid and The Throne of Fire, were New York Times #1 best sellers as well. Rick lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons.
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