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Fantasy · 2013 · PG

Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1. Being a half-blood is dangerous.

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the first bestselling book in Rick Riordan's phenomenally successful Percy Jackson series. Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero. Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea. ----- Rick Riorda

For10+GenreFantasyLength377 pagesRead time~10.5 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Mythological battles

Language

None

None

Sexual Content

None

None

Substance Use

None

None

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Family themes

What this book is about

Percy Jackson discovers he's the son of a Greek god and must prevent a war between Olympians. The beloved middle-grade/YA series that reinvigorated mythology for a generation and recently became a hit Disney+ series.

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Action-adventure violence appropriate for target age

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