Summary Of Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

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"If you're reading this because you think you might be Half Blood, my advice is: close this book right now," or else, "They'll come for you" (Riordan, 2-4). This very introduction of the book enticed me immediately. Right from the start, the author creates a suspenseful command from the narrator that compels readers to want to keep reading—half-blood or otherwise. The book Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan is a fantasy fiction book. Riordan mixes Greek mythology with the modern-day pre-teen, Percy Jackson - a twelve year old who starts off as just, "a boarding student at...a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York" (Riordan, 8). He is believed to have Attention Deficit Disorder and Dyslexia (a complication that may just serve to his benefit later on in the story). He has a best friend, named Grover Underwood, who isn't really what he seems—and neither is his Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner (but you need to read this book to find out more)! Following young Percy's background is his telling of his very unusual trip to the museum with his sixth grade class. What starts off as a regular day with his supposedly normal company turns into a series of absolutely unexpected events that ends up explaining the chapter's title: "I …show more content…
However, on the flip side, this just introduces Percy to a set of all new questions - such as who his dad is, and why it is that for some reason, everyone else in the camp knows who their godly parent is, but none of them (particularly those born after Percy) remember being able to see their parents, ever. This, and a few other situations, eventually leads him on a quest with Grover, and a new friend named Annabeth, daughter of