Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Book one of the Percy Jackson series
by Rick Riordan
In this leftfield comic fantasy novel, 12-year-old Percy Jackson discovers that the Greek gods of Olympus are alive and living in modern-day New York, and that his true father is Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.
At Half Blood Hill, a summer camp dedicated to training demigods, Percy learns that his fate is to undertake a dangerous quest across the United States to retrieve Zeus' stolen lightning bolt and avert a War of the Gods.
Along the way Percy must face a host of mythological enemies determined to get in his way.
Publisher: Puffin
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Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan spent fifteen years as a teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 1997 he began publishing mystery novels for adults. His popular Tres Nevarre series has won the top three national awards in the mystery genre – the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. He began The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his son. The novel draws on Riordan’s experience teaching Greek mythology and his interaction with students who have learning difficulties. Rick lives in Texas (apart from his summers on Half Blood Hill) with his wife and two sons.
Rick Riordan Photo: Puffin
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