The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Reading level: Grade 6 and up
“Run, Percy!” she told me.
“Mom!”
She caught my eyes, managed to choke out one last word: “Go!”
Then, with an angry roar, the monster closed his fists around my mother’s neck, and she dissolved before my eyes, melting into light, a shimmering golden form, as if she were a holographic projection. A blinding flash, and she was simply...gone.”
Twelve year old Percy is alone to fend for himself and figure out the confusion surrounding him. One of his friends is a satyr, another the daughter of Diana, and he discovers he is a demigod. He is given a quest to try and find Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt. Is he the lightning thief? He also hopes to be able to find and save his mother.
Ideal for mythology buffs, this is an exciting, fast paced thriller that makes you wonder what will happen next and could things possibly get worse. If you’ve ever thought you were having a bad day and everyone was out to get you, step into Percy’s world.
A Rebecca Caudill and Lincoln Award 2009 nominee
Other books in the Percy Jackson series:
The Sea of Monsters; The Titan's Curse; The Battle of the Labyrinth
