The Lightning Thief (School & Library)

Brief Description: For use in schools and libraries only. Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods. Review Citations:

School Library Journal 10/01/2005 (EAN 9780307245311, Compact Disc)

Kliatt 03/01/2006 pg. 51 (EAN 9780307245311, Compact Disc)

School Library Journal 10/01/2005 (EAN 9780307245298, Analog Audio Cassette)

Kliatt 09/01/2006 pg. 34 (EAN 9780786838653, Paperback)

People Weekly 11/10/2008 pg. 102 (EAN 9780786838653, Paperback)

Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 56 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2005 pg. 690 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2005 pg. 479 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 07/18/2005 pg. 207 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2005 pg. 237 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 134 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 74 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

Booklist 09/15/2005 pg. 59 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2005 pg. 113 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2005 pg. 48 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2006 pg. 231 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2006 pg. 8 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

ALA Notable Childrens Books 03/01/2006 pg. 30 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2006 pg. 100 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 984 (EAN 9780786856299, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 08/01/2005 pg. 68 (EAN 9780307245304, Compact Disc)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 81 (EAN 9781423117100, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2011 pg. 87 (EAN 9781423117100, Paperback)

Entertainment Weekly 02/12/2010 pg. 109 (EAN 9781423134947, Paperback)

Time 02/22/2010 pg. 133 (EAN 9781423134947, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Riordan, Rick Rick Riordan is also the author of the New York Times #1 best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: Book One: The Lightning Thief; Book Two: The Sea of Monsters; Book Three: The Titan s Curse; Book Four: The Battle of the Labyrinth; and Book Five: The Last Olympian. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons.