The Lightning Thief (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

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Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to stay out of trouble. But can he really be expected to stand by and watch while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself against his pre-algebra teacher when she turns into a monster and tries to kill him? Of course, no one believes Percy about the monster incident; he's not even sure he believes himself.

Until the Minotaur chases him to summer camp.

Suddenly, mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. The gods of Mount Olympus, he's coming to realize, are very much alive in the twenty-first century. And worse, he's angered a few of them: Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.

Now Percy has just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property, and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. On a daring road trip from their summer camp in New York to the gates of the Underworld in Los Angeles, Percy and his friends–one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena–will face a host of enemies determined to stop them. To succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of failure and betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.

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±1±: Best Buy Do you like fantasy? Myths? How about the Greek Gods? If you answered all of those questions 'Yes!', then this is the book for you. When a young, middle school aged boy named Percy Jackson finds out that he is a son of a Greek God, or "demigod", he decides to go to Camp Half-Blood, a place filled with satyrs, tree nymphs, and more! Percy is liking it there when his half-goat half-human friend, Grover, introduces him to "Mr. D", the camp director, and they find out that something is up. A few days later, Percy is offered a quest! Together, the three friends Grover, Annabeth, and Percy embark on a thrilling adventure to prevent World War Three... or start it.

I found this book fast-moving and full of adventure. The world of the Greek Gods is cleverly animated with the present reality. This stunning writing debut by Rick Riordan is, well, magical! on Sale!

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The Book Thief

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It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .

Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.

This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.


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±1±: Best Buy Synopsis: Narrated by Death, set in the late 1930s in Germany under Hitler's rule, this is a story of a young girl, Liesel Meminger, an illiterate, who finds solace in stealing books and discovers wonders in words. Soon enough, she learns to read more and more. But these are dangerous times for Liesel and her foster family, especially when they hide a Jew in their basement. Everything is unexpected and everyone is fearful. As Liesel becomes a full-pledged book thief, during these times, "her world is both opened up and closed down."

Review: Prior to reading this, I have already heard a lot of great things about this book from different sources; reviews, bookstores, blogs, friends, etc. I must say, it definitely lived up to its hype, and exceeded expectations.

This was just such a wonderfully written novel from a very skilled author, who I think, crafted just one of the most unforgettable stories I've read in a while. I have read several stories centered during the Holocaust, but this is my favorite, without a doubt.

As heartbreaking as this book generally was, I don't think it would have had the same impact that it had if it was done differently. The message that came along with it, was subtle but strong. It was heart wrenching, but also strangely uplifting at the same time. It made me not only think, but really feel and empathize with these characters I've grown to love and feel attached to. Even after I read the entire thing, and off reading another novel, I would find myself still thinking about the characters and their stories. And it's not that often that we get to find characters like that in books, most especially in fiction, that leave marks or imprints like that in our heads.

The Book Thief is just everything a good book should be; original, engaging, inspiring, uplifting, and haunting all at the same time. With wonderful writing, unique narratives, memorable quotes, and the most lovable and unforgettable characters, one thing's for sure, this book is nothing less than amazing. I loved it, and I think that you will love it too.
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