TheLightningThief

Reviewed by: Ms. Shea
If you like fantasy, magic, adventure, humour, and lots and lots of action, then this book series is for you. //The Lightning Thief// is the first book of five in the //Percy Jackson and the Olympians// series by Rick Riordan, and once you start reading them, you won't stop.

Percy Jackson is a seemingly normal sixth grader whose life suddenly gets a lot less normal when he finds out he's actually the son of a Greek god - he gets carted off to Camp Half-Blood, learns how to swordfight, takes lessons from a centaur (half-man, half-horse) and then gets sent on a quest - to find the missing lighting bolt of Zeus, the king of the gods. If he doesn't find it by the Summer Solstice, then a war will break loose that will destroy all of humanity. No pressure!

I enjoyed this book mostly because of the author's writing voice - Percy, who narrates the story, is very funny and sarcastic, and makes all of his adventures very entertaining for the reader (as if battling a full-grown Medusa wasn't entertaining enough!). The characters are well thought out, too - none of them are perfect, and they all seem very realistic, even the ones that are mythical creatures. I have always been interested in Greek mythology, and it is fascinating to see how the author brings these ancient stories and characters into the modern world. Once I finished reading //The Lightning Thief//, I picked up the next book in the series right away... and the next... and the next... I have one left to go and can't wait to see how Percy's story ends!

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