The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief is a story of a quest. A quest that spans the east to west coasts of the USA as well as includes a visit to Hades across the River Styx. Percy, a young half-blood, discovers who his dad is along the way. What would it be like to have a god for a dad? Greek mythology mixes with modern-day life and the use of teen-age slang keeps the pages turning...or at least that is what happened to Allie my eighth grade niece. I read on facebook that she was excited about a book she was reading so i decided i would check it out from our school library, not knowing anything about it. Well, my anticipation built as the book was on hold for several students before me! here is what Allie has to say,
"its just like a really good book and its one of those books at least for me that i didn't want to put down.. and it was a story i could like put my self into and like see what was happening its just like an over all really good book :)"
Honestly, I would have never chosen this genre on my own, so thanks Allie for stretching me! My favorite quote from the book took place in a diner in Denver when Percy and his friends first met  very mean and arrogant Ares who had a little side-quest for them to do. Percy asked the question, "why does he need us?" and Annabelle answered, "Maybe it's a problem that requires brains. Ares has strength. That's all he has. Even strength has to bow to wisdom sometimes."  That quote later helps Percy toward the end of his quest. If you liked The Lightning Thief, good news...there are at least 4 more books in the series.

The Lightning Thief
author: Rick Riordan
hardback; 375 pages
2005