description: After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods. Simultaneous.
language: English
title: The Lightning Thief
titlecomplete: The Lightning Thief
characters: Annabeth Chase, Luke Castellan, Hades (Greek God), Poseidon, Ares (god), Chiron, Dionysus (mythology), Percy Jackson, Zeus (god), Grover Underwood
genres: Greek Mythology, Adventure, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Mythology, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 2792711
places: Santa Monica, California, St. Louis, Missouri, New York City, New York, Los Angeles, California, Denver, Colorado, Montauk, New York, Las Vegas, Nevada, Long Island, New York, New Jersey
series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Camp Half-Blood Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Young Readers' Choice Award, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Junior Book Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Tween Book, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Sunshine State Young Readers Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Iowa Teen Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
category: YA, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Listening Library