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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) [Large Print]

Author: Riordan, Rick

Follett Number: 19782S8
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2006
Format: 483 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7862-8225-8
ISBN-10: 0-7862-8225-8
LCCN: 2005-026386
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Large Print; Fiction

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Subjects:
Camps Fiction
Fathers and Sons Fiction
Friendship Fiction
Hades (Greek Deity) Fiction
Large Type Books
Mythology, Greek Fiction
Poseidon (Greek Deity) Fiction
Zeus (Greek Deity) Fiction
Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.

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A New York Times Bestselling SeriesPercy Jackson and the Olympians (Book 1)Twelve-year-old Percy is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. But can he really be expected to stand by while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself against his teacher when she turns into a monster and tries to kill him? Of course, no one believes Percy he's not even sure he believes himself. Until the Minotaur chases him to summer camp . . .

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