Oops! I just realized that I never pushed the publish button on this one from last week!
Photo of own book
#tbt features The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Posting about the new Percy Jackson series
The book opens with a bang as Percy has to defend himself against his algebra teacher during a class trip to The Met. It turns out she's really a Fury and the gods of Olympus are angry with him. He also learns that his headmaster and best friend are not who he thought they were and his mother finally comes clean about who his father is.
Mr. Riordan taught grade seven and made up stories based on Greek mythology at the request of his son, who suffered from ADHD. The success of the series enabled him to quit teaching and, over the ensuing nearly twenty years, has published over thirty books for young people. He also has an imprint at Disney books, where he nurtures the talents of diverse authors.
The cover of the The Lightning Thief has had several iterations. My personal, first-edition copy is pictured above. Which is your favorite Rick Riordan series? Happy reading!
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