Riordan, Rick.
THE LIGHTNING THIEF
New York : Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children, 2005.
The absolutely worst thing has just happened to you…you’ve been kicked out of your 5th school in 5 years, a school that is specially designed for “trouble makers” like you one that you were really trying to stay in. Okay, so maybe being kicked out of your 5th school in 5 years isn’t the worse thing that can happen to you. Especially when monsters from those Greek Mythology books you love seem to be coming to life and are determined to get you. You see, it isn’t really your fault that your pre-Algebra teacher just happens to be a winged hag who decides that it’s finally time to take you out of the picture during a field trip to New York’s Metropolitan Museum. And she wouldn’t have even done anything to you if it hadn’t been for Nancy. Mom will freak out. Things really could be a lot worse. You soon find yourself at Camp Half-Blood, where there are a lot of other kids like you. Turns out you’re the son of one of the Greek Gods. Yes, they’re still around and kicking, and living in New York City. The absolute worst part? You’re accused of stealing Zeus’ lightning bolt, and if you don’t get it back, well that could be the end of the world as we know it. So with your new friends from Camp, who are also demi-Gods, you’re off to the underworld, to visit Hades and get the lightning bolt back. And you thought being kicked out of your 5th…no, wait a minute it’s actually 6th boarding school in 6 years was the worst thing to happen. Find out what happens and whether you’ll get that lightning bolt back and save the world in The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. This is the first book in a series that, if your students are anything like mine, will have your students begging for the next book and gobbling up your Greek Mythology books to find out more about their favorite characters. (New Hampshire Isinglass Teen Read Award committee)
The absolutely worst thing has just happened to you…you’ve been kicked out of your 5th school in 5 years, a school that is specially designed for “trouble makers” like you one that you were really trying to stay in. Okay, so maybe being kicked out of your 5th school in 5 years isn’t the worse thing that can happen to you. Especially when monsters from those Greek Mythology books you love seem to be coming to life and are determined to get you. You see, it isn’t really your fault that your pre-Algebra teacher just happens to be a winged hag who decides that it’s finally time to take you out of the picture during a field trip to New York’s Metropolitan Museum. And she wouldn’t have even done anything to you if it hadn’t been for Nancy. Mom will freak out. Things really could be a lot worse. You soon find yourself at Camp Half-Blood, where there are a lot of other kids like you. Turns out you’re the son of one of the Greek Gods. Yes, they’re still around and kicking, and living in New York City. The absolute worst part? You’re accused of stealing Zeus’ lightning bolt, and if you don’t get it back, well that could be the end of the world as we know it. So with your new friends from Camp, who are also demi-Gods, you’re off to the underworld, to visit Hades and get the lightning bolt back. And you thought being kicked out of your 5th…no, wait a minute it’s actually 6th boarding school in 6 years was the worst thing to happen. Find out what happens and whether you’ll get that lightning bolt back and save the world in The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. This is the first book in a series that, if your students are anything like mine, will have your students begging for the next book and gobbling up your Greek Mythology books to find out more about their favorite characters. (New Hampshire Isinglass Teen Read Award committee)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment