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The Lightening Thief
Rick Riordan Hyperion Books for Children © 2005 |
The Lightning Thief is a story about a young boy
named Percy Jackson.
Percy is not quite like normal boys, in fact his father is a god.
On the contrary, his mother is a mortal.
This makes Percy a demigod, not quite mortal, yet not quite a god.
Percy exhibits some of his demigod powers throughout this novel.
Percy
realizes that his life is not quite normal when his teacher pulls out a sword
and kills demons that were sent to destroy Percy.
Demigods are usually not wanted, and great evil will go to extraordinary
lengths to destroy them.
There is only one safe place for Percy to go to to escape the evil that
is after him. That
place is Camp Half-Blood, and that’s where all of the trouble really begins.
I found this book to be quite enjoyable.
It had interesting character development.
In some parts of the book, I realized that some of these events could
really happen!
I feel that middle school students are more suited for this type of
fantasy genre.
Although I liked the book overall, it did have some controversial faults.
One of these faults would be the description of the underworld, for Percy
must travel there for his quest.
In my opinion, this series looks very promising and creative.
Fantasy readers will be craving for the next installment in the Percy
Jackson series.
I can’t wait for a sequel!
~ Jon Wallace, grade 8, Boardman Center Middle School