Percy Jackson

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

By: Rick Riordan



Annotation:
Young boy discovers that the father he never knew is some kick-butt Greek God and that now he is in grave danger.

Summary:

In the first awesome entry into the Percy Jackson series, we are introduced to an average everyday kid who just happens to to find himself running for his life against a real life Minotaur, and this is just in the first thirty pages.

Riordan creates a realistic world in which greek Mythology in just a part of a much larger society. As society has had a cultural shift in which the United States has become more of the center of culture, Mount Olympus has
also relocated to the top of the Empire State building.

Children will appreciate the real world voice that Riordan creates with Percy along with his sense of adventure. Armed only with his trust pen/sword Riptide and a few good friends he will have to save the world before he is punished by a vindictive thunder and lightning weilding god for crimes he hasn't committed.