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Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief (Movie Tie-In
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief (Movie Tie-In Edition) Paperback - 2010

by Rick Riordan

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Readers largely found The Lightning Thief a lively, humorous introduction to Greek mythology, praising Percy’s sarcastic voice and the book’s brisk, accessible pacing—especially for middle-grade audiences and nostalgic adults. Many lauded its clever modernizing of myths and appreciated the ADHD/dyslexia representation, with several noting it works well as a read?aloud or audiobook. Detractors criticized the episodic, road?trip structure as repetitive and low-stakes, the finale as underwhelming, and drew frequent comparisons to Harry Potter—some calling it derivative, others saying they simply share genre tropes. The movie adaptation was widely panned, while many plan to continue the series expecting deeper stakes in later books.

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Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.

Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves. With cover art from the major motion picture, this first installment of Rick Riordan's best-selling series is a non-stop thrill-ride and a classic of mythic proportions.

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  • Title Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief (Movie Tie-In Edition)
  • Author Rick Riordan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Disney-Hyperion, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2010-01
  • ISBN 9781423134947 / 142313494X
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 1 x 1 x 1 in (2.54 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 680
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Rick Riordan is the author of all five books in the New York Timesbest-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Titan's Curse;The Battle of the Labyrinth; and The Last Olympian. His previous novels for adults include the hugely popular Tres Navarre series, winner of the top three awards in the mystery genre. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons.
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