Riordan, Rick. 2005. The Lightening Thief. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN: 0-7868-3865-5.
Perseus Jackson, "Percy" for short, is used to getting kicked out of schools and into fights. What he's not used to is having the power to command the water, the ability to breathe under water, and polished enough skills to defend himself with a sword. But that's what it's like when you're a half-blood - half human and half god. The adventures begin long before circumstances force Percy to leave home and begin life anew at Camp Half-Blood. Percy faces much danger yet no one seems to want to give him all the facts. The truth slowly unravels as Percy and his cohorts set out on a quest to find Zeus' stolen thunderbolt and prevent a war between Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Excessive adventures add a bit too much length to the book - an unnecessary 375 pages, and transitions between each mini-battle are arduous. Laden with mythological characters and references to US locales, the story does provide a contemporary springboard for teaching readers mythology and US geography.
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