“Prime suspect in a mysterious, unknown world”

“Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” is a New York Times bestseller written by Rick Riordan. It’s the first part of the fantasy and action book series “Percy Jackson” and it was published in 2005.

The main character Percy Jackson tells the story from his perspective. He is a twelve-year-old-boy, a troublemaker diagnosed with ADHD. After having killed a Minotour, he finds out more about himself and his heritage: His father is Poseidon, God of the Sea and one of the most relevant Gods in the Greek mythology. Percy, with the help of two other teenagers, are expected to find and then return Zeus’ stolen property to prove that he is not the thief. But in order to succeed on his quest, Percy must to deal with a lot of different conflicts and dangerous situations. Will they make it before the Gods start a big war? Who is the real thief? And will Percy meet his dad? 

All these questions will be answered as the story continues. The novel’s English is easy and its message is amazing. You can learn from the novel that believing in yourself, no matter who you are, is most important.

I would recommend the novel to teenagers, but I also believe that adults may like to read the book as well.

Johanna (15)

Are the stolen master bolt and a hijacked mother too much for a 12-year old boy?

"Percy Jackson and the lightning thief" is a New York Times bestseller written by Rick Riordan and it was first published in 2005. It is a young adult novel and part of the Percy Jackson series of altogether five novels.

The story takes place in contemporary North America. The reader meets Percy Jackson who is sent to a summer camp after the attack of an ancient Greek monster which hijacked his mother. It turns out that the protagonist is a Greek half-god and that the Greek gods aren't just myths. He learns to fight against monsters and accepts the quest to find Zeus’ master bolt. In fact. Zeus accuses Percy of having stolen his master bolt during the winter solstice by the order of his father, Poseidon. Will Percy find the master bolt in time and will he bring it back to the Olympus? Will he save his mother’s life or will she die? And most importantly, who stole the master bolt?

These questions will draw the reader’s full attention throughout the entire novel and the fact that the language is easy makes it a highly pleasurable read.

We strongly recommend the novel to readers aged 14 and older, since it contains a lot of action and describes an evolving relationship between two half-gods. The reader will want to continue reading after having finished the novel.

Patrick (15), Julius (15)