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The Lightning Thief

Author: Riordan, Rick

Follett Number: 2461TC4
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Disney/Hyperion, c2005, p2023
Format: 375 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-36809-816-8
ISBN-10: 1-36809-816-9
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

Subjects:
Camps Fiction
Fathers and Sons Fiction
Friendship Fiction
Hades (Greek Deity) Fiction
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.

From the publisher:
The first book in the #1 New York Times best-selling saga with a cover image and an 8-page photo insert from the Disney+ series! Lately, mythological monsters and the Olympian gods seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy Jackson's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Percy and his friends have just 10 days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. Whether you are new to Percy or a longtime fan, this tie-in paperback edition with full-color photos from the Disney+ series is a must-have for your library.

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