The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Summary: Percy Jackson thinks he's just a normal kid, living with a single mom, going to school, and battling some serious dyslexia. But when he smokes his math teacher, he realizes he's not quite so normal after all. His mother takes him to Camp Half-Blood, a place where young demi-gods (half Greek god, half human) come to learn how to fight monsters and use their skills. You see, Percy's dad is a major god, (I won't spoil it by telling you which one!) and in this story, the gods still rule from Olympus. Someone has stolen Zeus's lightning bolt, and if it doesn't get recovered, the gods will go to war, possibly destroying both their world and ours. Percy and his friends, other demi-gods and a hilarious satyr named Grover, must try to find the sword and stop the fighting.

My thoughts: Percy Jackson & the Olympians is the best series since Harry Potter! If you haven't read it yet, you don't know what you're missing! I love that each book has a satisfying ending, while still leaving you very excited for the next book in the series. A movie has already been cast and is in the works!