Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
Book Details
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 07/01/2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 9780141329994
Children's Fiction
Author Biography
Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demi-god, was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006.
Brief Description
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek god. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong.