Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Book 1
The Lightning Thief
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction — Zeus’ master bolt. Along the way, he must face a host of mythological enemies determined to stop him. Most of all, he must come to terms with a father he has never known, and an Oracle that has warned him of betrayal by a friend.
Disney Hyperion
0-7868-5629-7
Ages 10+
The sea does not like to be restrained.
- Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief, Chapter One
Hear the first part of the first Percy Jackson book, as read by the author (MP3).
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Notable Awards
- A New York Times Bestseller
- Selected for Al Roker's Book Club for Kids, The Today Show
- A Best Book of 2005, School Library Journal
- A New York Times Notable Book of 2005
- A Best Book of 2005, Child Magazine
- Bluebonnet Award Nominee, 2006, Texas Library Association
- Askews Torchlight Award (UK) Winner, 2006
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book List, 2005
- VOYA Top Shelf Fiction List for 2005
- ALA Notable Book for 2005 More Awards
- YALSA Best Book for Young Adults 2005
- Red House Children's Book Award Winner (UK), 2006
- CCBC choice award 2006, Cooperative Children's Book Center
- A 2006 Notable Children's Book, National Council for Teachers of English
- A Publishers Weekly National Children's Bestseller
- Warwickshire Book Award Winner (UK), 2007
