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An edition of The Lightning Thief (2005)

The Lightning Thief

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  • ★★★★ 4.33 ·
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  • 347 Currently reading
  • 585 Have read

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.

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Miramax Books
Language
English
Pages
384

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Fiction, Greek Mythology, Zeus (Greek deity), Juvenile fiction, Fathers and sons, Hades (Greek deity), Poseidon (Greek deity), Camps, Friendship, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, New York Times bestseller, nyt:series_books=2007-07-21, Mythology, Greek, Juvenile fiction.., Identity (Philosophical concept), Identity, Adaptations, Greek Gods, Comic books, strips, Cartoons and comics, Children's fiction, Camps, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Fathers and sons, fiction, Gods, fiction, Large type books, mirror, pdf.yt, Graphic novels, Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Magic, Legends, Myths, Fables, Voyages and travels, Father-son relationship, Gods and goddesses, Literature and fiction, juvenile, Children's Books -- Literature -- Action & Adventure, Children's Books -- Literature -- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths -- Greek & Roman, Children's Books -- Literature -- Popular Culture, Children's Books -- Literature -- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror -- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- Mythology, Child and youth fiction, Science fiction, fantasy, horror, New York Times reviewed, Mythologie grecque, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Colonies de vacances, Amitié, Pères et fils, Dioses griegos, Spanish language materials, Amistad, Ficción juvenil, Padres e hijos, Campamentos, Mitología griega, Spanish language, Children's books, Libros ilustrados para niños, Dieux grecs, Novela juvenil, Materiales en espñaol, Quakers
People
Percy Jackson (Fictitious character), Poseidon (Greek deity), Zeus (Greek deity), Hades (Greek deity)
Places
Manhattan, Long Island, New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles
Times
Modern Times, 21st-Century

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Cover of: Percy Jackson
Percy Jackson: Diebe im Olymp
2010, Carlsen Verlag GmbH
Elektronische Ressource in German - 1. Aufl.
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The Lightning Thief
2010, Disney Hyperion, Hyperion Book CH
Paperback in English
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Boxi Jiekexun yu shen huo zhi dao
2010, Jie li chu ban she
in Chinese - Di 1 ban
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Cover of: Le voleur de foudre
Le voleur de foudre: Percy Jackson: Tome 1
2010, Le Livre de Poche
Paperback in French
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El ladrón del rayo
2009, Salamandra
in Spanish
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The Lightning Thief
2008, Disney-Hyperion Books
in English
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The Lightning Thief
2006-03, Scholastic Inc.
in English
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: I. The Lightning Thief
2006-04, Disney - Hyperion, Hyperion Books for Children
in English
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The Lightning Thief
2005, Miramax Books
Hardcover in English
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The Lightning Thief
2005-06, Disney - Hyperion, Miramax Books/ Hyperion, Disney-Hyperion
in English
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
2005, Galaxy
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. I accidentally vaporize my pre-algebra teacher
Chapter 2. Three old ladies knit the socks of death
Chapter 3. Grover unexpectedly loses his pants
Chapter 4. My mother teaches me bullfighting
Chapter 5. I play pinochle with a horse
Chapter 6. I become supreme lord of the bathroom
Chapter 7. My dinner goes up in smoke
Chapter 8. We capture a flag
chapter 9. I am offered a quest
Chapter 10. I ruin a perfectly good bus
Chapter 11. We visit the Garden Gnome Emporium
Chapter 12. We get advice from a poodle
Chapter 13. I plunge to my death
Chapter 14. I become a known fugitive
Chapter 15. God buys us cheeseburgers
Chapter 16. We take a zebra to Vegas
Chapter 17. We shop for water beds
Chapter 18. Annabeth does obedience school
Chapter 19. We find out the truth, sort of
Chapter 20. I battle my jerk relative
Chapter 21. I settle my tab
Chapter 22. Prophecy comes true

Edition Notes

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United States of America
Series
Percy Jackson and The Olympians #1

Classifications

Library of Congress
PZ7.R4829 Li 2005, PS3568.O243

Contributors

Cover Art
John Rocco
Cover Design
Christine Kettner

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
384
Dimensions
7,6 x 5 x 1,1 inches
Weight
6

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25747413M
Internet Archive
lightningthief00rior_1
ISBN 10
0786856297
ISBN 13
9780786856299
LCCN
2005299400
Goodreads
893174

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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.

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