Friday, December 4, 2009

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightening Theif

Percy Jackson is a very interesting character and has a secret even he doesn't know. Until... that one summer he was 13 and weird and strange things started happening. Percy doesn't realize he's a demigod and he is the son of Posiedon. His friend grover is really a saytr sent to bring him to camp. Yes camp, known as Camp Half-Blood. A place where demigods can go and stay safe while they train to take on monsters of all kinds and other worse things. Percy is the kid of one of the 3 gods that made a pact to not have kids, and Percy here is one of them. Zeus, Posiedon, and Hades made a pact to not have kids cause it could lead to the rise or down fall of Olympus. Well Percy ends up meeting Annabeth who is the daughter of Athena the goddess of wisdom. Annabeth, Grover, and Percy are all sent on a quest to get Zeus's lightening bolt back which Zeus thinks Percy stole. Percy is on this quest to clear his name and to make sure that all Hades doesn't break loose on mount Olympus between Zeus and Posiedon(brothers). There are life threatening risk along the way. But will Percy make it back alive to see his 14 birthday or will Posiedon lose a son? Read "The Lightening Thief" and find out. It's full of action, and adventure.

1 comments:

  1. I just can't seem to get into this series. It's the second time I've tried and I'm not sure why it's not capturing my attention.

    However, I am reading "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult and am thoroughly engrossed. I guess realistic fiction is my favorite genre.

    -Mrs. R

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