Percy Jackson is a troubled 12 year old. He's been diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD, been enrolled in a different school every year (he keeps getting expelled), and he swears that his algebra teacher is evil. When a field trip goes awry, Percy faces off against his algebra teacher with a pen that turns into a sword and with one swipe, she disintegrates before his eyes. Percy is dumbfounded, particularly when no one seems to remember her. Then when Percy's mother is killed in front of him by a Minotaur, his best friend, Grover, immediately takes him to Camp Half-Blood where Percy discovers that he is a demigod. Poseidon claims Percy as his son, which creates even more problems for Percy. You see, Zeus's lightning bolt has gone missing and it's believed that Poseidon was behind the theft. It's up to Percy, along with Grover (who happens to be a satyr) and Annabeth, a daughter of Athena, to recover the stolen lightning and return it to Zeus before a war breaks out on Mount Olympus.
With a fabulous mix of present day, Greek mythology, adventure, and loaded with humor, this book was excellent! I'm excited to see if the movie version that's coming out in a few weeks can live up to this story.
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