I read Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief when it was nominated for the 2009 Georgia Book Award. I preceded to read the entire series as the books became available. The Percy Jackson books are fast paced and entertaining. The series centers around stories and characters from the Greek myths, in a modern day setting. It was no surprise to me that The Lightning Thief was selected as the 2009 Georgia Book Award Winner by students across Georgia (grades 4-8) .
Book 1: The Lightning Thief (Georgia Book Award Winner, 2009)
Summary: After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Book 2: The Sea of Monsters
Summary: Seventh-grader Percy Jackson has recently discovered that he is the son of Poseidon, making him half human and half god, and along with his a demigod and a satyr friend, must save his beloved Camp Half-Blood from evil forces determined to destroy it.
Book 3: The Curse of the Titans
Summary: The disappearance of the goddess Artemis while out hunting a rare, ancient monster, prompts a group of her followers to join Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.
Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth
Summary: When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
Book 5: The Last Olympian
Summary: The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson’s sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City, while the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster, Typhon.