The Lightning Thief

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Published: 06/01/2005
ISBN: 9780786856299
Pages: 377
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.30d
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Winner
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Winner
Award: Golden Sower Award - Winner
Award: Maine Student Book Award - Winner
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Winner
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Winner
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Winner
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Winner
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Runner-Up
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Nene Award - Winner
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Winner
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Winner
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Winner
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Winner
Award: Mark Twain Readers Award - Winner

Review Citations: Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 56
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2005 pg. 690
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2005 pg. 479
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2005 pg. 207
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2005 pg. 237 - Recommended - Readable
School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 134
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 74 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Booklist 09/15/2005 pg. 59
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2005 pg. 113 - Recommended
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2005 pg. 48
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2006 pg. 231
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2006 pg. 8
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2006 pg. 30

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 89885 / Lightning Thief
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 13