War, Lightning, and Pens Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief By: Danielle McCarthy. If you are reading this, beware, because your social studies teacher could be a centaur in disguise and your favorite pen could be a monster-killing sword of myth! Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is an amazing and intense fantasy story by Rick Riordan. 12 year old Percy, along with his two friends, Annabeth and Grover, take on an important quest. However, there are many dangerous mythological beasts and even gods blocking the way to their goal, many of which would not hesitate to end Percy’s journey. This story is about adventure, friendship, betrayal, and most importantly, Percy, his family. In Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief, storyteller Rick …show more content…
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was created in the brilliant mind of an author named Rick Riordan who had helped him along a journey to fame. In fact, he's so famous that over 190 million copies of his books are in print worldwide, and have been sold in more than 37 countries. (“About Rick Riordan”). After quitting his job as a teacher, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups. His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre. (“About Rick Riordan”). Originally, Riordan was not serious about writing.He focused most of his creative energy on music, and was lead singer in a folk rock band! (“An Interview With Rick”). His readers are thankful that his music career didn't pan out. Rick Riordan has done many things, but his forte ended up being writing, and his readers are the beneficiaries of his talents. Yet another book that earned Riordan his award-winning status is The Red Pyramid, the first book in the Kane Chronicles trilogy. One of the best things about The Red Pyramid is the humor. Sadie is a really sarcastic and funny character. For example, she says “Lovely”. Imprisoned in a school nursery …show more content…
A few moments later, he says “Right, very honored”. Always wanted to be possessed!”(Riordan 218). This moment is when he and Zia are talking, and she tells him a disturbing secret about himself. As proven in this book and many others, Rick Riordan has a good sense of humor that will keep readers turning the pages until the very end. In Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief, storyteller Rick Riordan combines modern and Greek mythology to create a page-turning story, entertaining and persuading the reader to keep reading until the very end. If this book interests you, you should read the whole series of Percy Jackson and The Olympians. In the book, Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson and his friends face obstacles, take on evil, and change from normal kids to supernatural warriors. This book is the very first installment in the wildly popular book series by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson, and the Olympians. Riordan writes to amuse readers and keep the reader hooked on the book. In two of his book series, The Kane Chronicles and Percy Jackson, he includes mythology to make the books interesting to readers throughout the world. He has written many books throughout his career and is still writing. One of his books, The Kane Chronicles, is an