Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Written by: Rick Riordan
Age Group: 4th and 5th Grade
Published: 2005
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a series of action books for children. The first one is about the main character Percy Jackson, who is accused of taking the lightning bolt, and if he doesn't return it then a war will be started as the result. Percy like any other fighter has to go through training to get all of his powers. Along the way him and his friends need to locate these three pearls in order to keep moving on. I don't want to give away the ending, but Percy has to go through a lot of struggles and hard times if he wants to be reunited with his family and friends together again.
The main lesson of the book is just a character fighting and having to come through in the end for what he believes in. He is a strong character that doesn't want to give up. Since Percy has dyslexia and ADHD, it is a great way for readers who also struggle with this able to understand what he is going through. I feel like this book also talks about the importance of family and having people there for you.
This book does not have any pictures. If it did, some of them might be too graphic for kids at such a young age. They would look really cool though with all the mythical creatures he faces throughout the story. They have just recently made a movie out of this story, that I know a lot of children really liked. The next movie of the series is set to be released in 2012.
I would recommend this book for older elementary grades to read. Younger grades, would understand some of the words and different concepts of the book that they reference. I don't know if I would recommend boys and girls to read it, girls might not find complete interest and might not get into it as much as boys would. It has a lot of missions that Percy needs to get through, so the reader really wants to see how he does and if he wins.
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