“It’s funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.”― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan captured lightning in a bottle with this tale of Percy Jackson. It is filled with adventure, humor, and mythological creatures. What more could you want?! The Lightning Thief is the first of seven books in The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Percy Jackson is twelve years old when he discovers his father is Poseidon, one of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greece and the one who controls the seas. Being the son of Poseidon makes Percy a demigod. Percy’s life gets more and more strange as he encounters all sorts of monsters bent on his destruction and he is sent on a mission to find Zeus’ missing thunderbolt which takes him across the country to the gates of the underworld.
This is a fast paced adventure that should get your adrenaline pumping.
Content Advisory: Violence, death, abuse, death of a parent, abandonment