title: The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
author:  Rick Riordan 
description: How could it have taken five years to see a graphic-novel adaptation of such a successful property as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and one that, with its heroic destinies and epic action, seems tailor-made to the format? Riordans original, like Harry Potter as if reimagined by Neil Gaiman, hits all the straightforward archetypes, with young Percy Jackson clued into the secret that hes actually the son of Greek god Poseidon, then educated at Camp Half-Blood with the other illegitimate demigods before embarking on a heros journey to stop a war of the Olympians. But Riordan also injected a sense of thorny reality with twists like Percys good-for-nothing stepfather and the entrance to Hades residing in a soulless Los Angeles. Where the slick and flashy movie version failed, Vendittis sharp-edged writing and Futakis gritty and unprecious art capture the same sense of grunge amid the wonder. A timely release that can be recommended with George OConnors recent Olympians graphic novels, proving that while five years may seem too long, at least the wait was worth it. Grades 6-9. --Jesse Karp
zlib_text: Percy Jackson 1 - The
  Lightning Thief
  
  Percy Jackson 1 - The
  Lightning Thief
  THE LIGHTNING THIEF
  Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Book 1
  Rick Riordan
  Scanned by Cluttered Mind
  
  Percy Jackson 1 - The
  Lightning Thief
  1 I ACCIDENTALLY VAPORIZE
  MY PRE-ALGEBRA TEACHER
  Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood.
  If you’re reading this because you think you might be
  one, my advice is: close this book right now. Believe
  whatever lie your mom or dad told you about your birth, and
  try to lead a normal life.
  Being a half-blood is dangerous. It’s scary. Most of the
  time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty ways.
  If you’re a normal kid, reading this because you think it’s
  ﬁction, great. Read on. I envy you for being able to believe
  that none of this ever happened.
  But if you recognize yourself in these pages-if you feel
  something stirring inside-stop reading immediately. You
  might be one of us. And once you know that, it’s only a
  matter of time before they sense it too, and they’ll come for
  you.
  Don’