Age: Middle Grade/ Young Adult
Genre: Fiction, fantasy
Percy Jackson
is having trouble in the sixth grade. He seems to be failing all of his classes
(again) and has been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. On top of that, he is
always a target for bullies, which to make life even more embarrassing, are
often girls. But strange things have been happening recently that Percy can’t
explain, and when he tries to talk to his only friend, Grover, about them,
Grover acts like nothing is out of the ordinary. Percy’s home life is not
great, either, since his step-dad is a selfish loafer who doesn’t like Percy.
His mom says his real dad went away on an ocean voyage many years ago and hasn’t
come back, but Percy thinks she’s hiding something. When monsters from Greek
mythology attack, he knows something is definitely wrong. But those are just
stories…right?
One of my
friends kept telling me I needed to read this series, so I finally picked it up
and listened to the book on CD. I loved it. It started out a little slowly for
me, and I wasn’t always sure where the story was going since it jumped around
to different scenes so much, but no matter what, I wanted to know what would
happen to Percy and his friends. Even though I’m not up on Greek mythology,
that wasn’t a problem. In fact you learn about it as you travel with Percy to
meet the various gods and monsters. I enjoyed watching Percy overcome each
trial put in his path and see him come to trust his instincts and his friends,
despite being warned otherwise. The book broaches some dark subjects that may
be scary for younger readers, so I recommend this book for ages ten and up.
Anyone who enjoys a good adventure or quest story would probably like this
first in a series. I already have the second one ready to read.
Bibliographic
Information:
Riordan,
Rick. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson
and the Olympians #1). New York, NY: Disney Hyperion Books, 2005.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and theOlympians #1) on BarnesandNoble.com
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