Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: Lightning Thief, The-Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One

by Riordan, Rick

• ISBN13: 9780786856299
• ISBN10: 0786856297
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-28
• Publisher: Disney Hyperion

Summary

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse-Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends -- one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena -- Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

Author Biography

Rick Riordan, dubbed "storyteller of the gods" by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan.

Table of Contents

1 I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-algebra Teacher	1	(15)
2 Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death	16	(13)
3 Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants	29	(15)
4 My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting	44	(13)
5 I Play Pinochle with a Horse	57	(18)
6 I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom	75	(18)
7 My Dinner Goes Up in Smoke	93	(14)
8 We Capture a Flag	107	(20)
9 I Am Offered a Quest	127	(22)
10 I Ruin a Perfectly Good Bus	149	(19)
11 We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium	168	(20)
12 We Get Advice from a Poodle	188	(9)
13 I Plunge to My Death	197	(15)
14 I Become a Known Fugitive	212	(7)
15 A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers	219	(23)
16 We Take a Zebra to Vegas	242	(24)
17 We Shop for Water Beds	266	(17)
18 Annabeth Does Obedience School	283	(17)
19 We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of	300	(20)
20 I Battle My Jerk Relative	320	(14)
21 I Settle My Tab	334	(20)
22 The Prophecy Comes True	354