The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The title “The Lightning Thief” is written in large yellow capitals at the top. The author’s name “Rick Riordan” is written at the bottom in smaller white capitals. Written vertically down the left side of the cover, the name of the series “Percy Jackson & the Olympian” and “Book One” in smaller yellow capitals. The background shows art of a young boy standing in the sea in front of a New York City cityscape while it is storming. The sea and sky are dark green and grey in colour. The boy is in the foreground, to the right of the cover, with his back to the viewer, with short black hair, an orange t-shirt and jeans. In his left hand, a black horn. In his right hand, a sword. Lightning can be seen coming from the first “I” in “Lightning” and striking over the Empire State Building. /end]

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Content Warnings:

• Bullying
• Ableism and Ableist Language
• Death of A Parent
• Violence
• Animal Cruelty
• Domestic Abuse
• Car Accident
• War Themes
• Death
• Parental Abandonement
• Infidelity
• Injury
• Incarceration
• Child Abuse
• Vomiting
• Earthquake
• References to Drowning
• Knife Violence
• Hurricane
• Lightning Storms

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Summary:

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse – Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena – Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

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Notes:

This the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. A TV series- being based on and sharing the name of the series- premiered on Disney Plus December 19th 2023.

There is an audiobook.

There is an ebook. There is a kindle edition.

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Archivist Comments:

I mentioned that I had never read this series, and then received the (at the time) complete boxset for my 20th birthday. Fun times.

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