Name: The Lightning Thief
SKU: 1800211
Price: 444.00 TWD
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Author: Rick Riordan
ISBN: 9780786838653

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Physical Book

Author

Rick Riordan

Publisher

HarperCollins

Synopsis "The Lightning Thief "

PERCY JACKSON, AGE 12, DISCOVERS HE IS THE SON OF A GREEK GOD IN THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY. HE ACCIDENTALLY VAPORIZES HIS PRE-ALGEBRA TEACHER ON A TRIP TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. HIS COVER AS A NORMAL HUMAN BEING, SADDLED WITH ADHD AND A LIGHTNING ROD FOR TROUBLE, IS BLOWN. OTHER-WORLDLY MONSTERS ARE ON HIS TRAIL. IN RAPID ORDER HE DISCOVERS HIS BEST FRIEND GLOVER IS A SATYR, HIS LATIN TEACHER IS A CENTAUR, AND HE HIMSELF IS IN THE MIDST OF A FIGHT BETWEEN THE ANCIENT GREEK GODS, INCLUDING HIS DADNAME UNKNOWN. WHEN GLOVER AND PERCY'S MOTHER TRY TO RESCUE PERCY FROM THE THREE FATES, HIS MOTHER DISAPPEARS, MELTING IN TO THE LIGHT, AND PERCY DRAGS AN INJURED GLOVER INTO HALF-BLOOD CAMP, WHERE THE HALF-HUMAN CHILDREN OF GREEK GODS TRAIN FOR THEIR QUESTS. HE WAKES TO A PRETTY BLONDE, ANNABETH, SPOON-FEEDING HIM. SOON PERCY, ACTUALLY PERSEUS, BEGINS HIS OWN DANGER-FILLED QUEST WITH ANNABETHA DAUGHTER OF ATHENAAND THE FAITHFUL GLOVER. IN THE UNDERWORLD HE UNTANGLES THE ACCUSATIONS OF THIEVERY LEVELED AT HIM BY ZEUS, THEN OVERCOMES MARS TO MAKE HIS WAY TO MOUNT OLYMPUS AND HIS FATHER'S ACCEPTANCE OF HIM. THIS MINGLING OF THE WORLD TODAY AND THE WORLD OF MYTH IS OUTRAGEOUS, FUNNY, COMPELLING, AND DELIGHTFUL. WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT MOUNT OLYMPUS SITS 600 STORIES ABOVE THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING? THIS WILD ROMP OF A BOOK WILL INTRIGUE AND AMUSE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, WHETHER THEY KNOW THE GREEK MYTHS OR NOT. BEST OF ALL, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THIS IS JUST THE FIRST ADVENTURE FOR PERSEUS, GLOVER, AND ANNABETH. 2005, HYPERION BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, AGES 10 UP.

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Rick Riordan (San Antonio, Texas, in 1964) is an American writer and teacher, known for his series of young adult novels that combine mythology and contemporary adventures. Before dedicating himself fully to writing, Riordan was a teacher of English and history in schools in Texas and California. His career took off with the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, started in 2005 with The Lightning Thief. This saga has sold millions of copies and has been adapted into movies and a television series. Riordan continued exploring various mythologies in series such as The Heroes of Olympus, The Kane Chronicles, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, and The Trials of Apollo. In addition to his novels, he has created the publishing imprint "Rick Riordan Presents", which promotes works by authors who explore world mythologies. His agile and humorous style has brought mythology closer to new generations of readers.

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