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The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan Copyright date: 2005 Pages: 245 Book level: 4.7 Points: 13.0

Character Analysis:
The Main character in this story is Percy Jackson. Percy is a dyslexic 12 year old who has been to many different schools. He liked his history teacher very. Much his name was Mr. Brunner. He always wore a shaggy Navy Blue sweatshirt with jeans. Percy loved his mom, sally Jackson, but he couldn't see her because he went to school all year round. Percy also had ADHD, so it was really hard for him to pay attention in class. He, his mom and smelly Gabe lived in an apartment in New York city. Smelly Gabe is Percy's mom's boyfriend and, "He is very messy and never goes to work."

Setting
The main setting is Camp Half blood. Camp half Blood is where Demigods and half-bloods train to fight in battles. The camp has an eating quarters where they eat their dinner. There is a horseshoe shaped plaza where all the cabins are. Each cabin is for each god. "There are also rose fields that stretch all the way around the camp". pg. 92 The other settings are everywhere! There is New York Where Percy lives, Olympus where the gods live and the underworld

Problem Analysis
In this book the main problem is that someone has stolen Zues' master lightning bolt. Zeus is very mad and threatens to start war of the gods if he doesn't get his master bolt within 10 days. Zeus, the king god, accuses Percy of stealing the bolt. On top of all that Percy"s mother has been kidnapped by Hades,the god of the underworld!!!!!!

Recommendation
I would recommend this book because its funny and it has a good story line. People who like books about Greek gods and Greek mythology would like this book. This book is for middleschoolers who are looking for Ar points. This book is Fantasy fiction because they do things that aren't really possible. Read this book nowwwwww!!!!!!!!