Richard Russell Riordan Jr.

About the Author: Alamo Heights Highschool San Antonio June 5,1964 Becky Riordan Novelist Rick Riordan Sr. Lyn Belisle Fantasy, detective fiction, mythology Haley and Patrick Age of 53 North Texas State (college) Teacher/Musician/Artist Teacher/Ceramist San Antonio, Texas in Boston swim, play guitar, & travel University of Texas, Austin (college)

About the Author: 3 years music director at a summer camp,Camp Capere. New Braunfell,Texas. San Francisco,(Presido Hill School) San Antonio and taught there at Sain Mary's Hall (English and social studies,grade 6-8) for 6 years

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Themes: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief FINDING AND DISCOVERING ABOUT IDENTITY father Poseidon special powers "bad kid“ dyslexia,ADHD & knack for attracting trouble demigod and powerful COURAGE

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief During a school trip Perseus “Percy” Jackson is a twelve-year-old New Yorker who has dyslexia and ADHD. For reasons unknown, he often finds himself in unique situations that get him kicked out of school. During a school trip to a museum, a bully, Nancy Bobofit, bullies Percy’s friend Grover. At the same time Percy defends his friend, the fountain that they were next to grabs Nancy. However, Nancy believed that she was pushed into the fountain, and lies about the incident to Mrs. Dodds,

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief She turned into a Fury Percy's pre-algebra teacher. Mrs. Dodds separates Percy from the rest of the class before she transforms into one of the Furies from Greek mythology and attacks him. Mr. Brunner, Percy's Latin teacher, tosses a pen to Percy, and when uncapped, it transforms into a sword. Percy kills Mrs. Dodds, and when he returns to the class, no one seems to remember the pre-algebra teacher. Only Grover seems suspicious when Percy confronts him.

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Percy unwittingly hears Grover and Mr. Brunner talking about him, and about a stolen item that was important. Percy seeks Mr. Brunner for extra help on Latin for the final the following week. However, he unwittingly hears Grover and Mr. Brunner talking about him, and about a stolen item that was important. Percy goes home on the last day of school, and his mother Sally takes him to the beach house where Percy's parents met long ago. Unfortunately, that night, a storm rages, and Grover warns them to flee. A storm rages

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Attacked by a minotaur They are attacked by the Minotaur while driving to the countryside, and in the ensuing fight, Sally disappears in a gold flash when the monster grabs her. Enraged, Percy kills the Minotaur and passes out soon afterwards.

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Three days later, he wakes up in the infirmary of Camp Half-Blood Three days later, he wakes up in the infirmary of Camp Half-Blood, where Grover and Mr. Brunner - who is Chiron, the camp director – tell him that he is a demigod - half-mortal, half-god - but his godly parent is unknown. For this reason, he is sent to the Hermes cabin, which receives all the unclaimed demigods.

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief During his time there, he befriends Luke, the cabin leader and son of Hermes, becomes an acquaintance of Annabeth, a daughter of Athena, and an enemy of Clarisse, who is a daughter of Ares. Through a series of events during Percy’s stay at camp, Poseidon claims him.

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief A hellhound bursts into camp However, just as the trident that claimed him fades away, a hellhound bursts into camp and sends the campers into panic, as these monsters supposedly are unable to enter. To protect the camp, Chiron sends Percy on a quest.

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Percy is eventually tasked by the Oracle to retrieve Zeus' stolen lightning bolt, mistakenly believed to have been taken by Poseidon.   Percy is eventually tasked by the Oracle to retrieve Zeus' stolen lightning bolt, mistakenly believed to have been taken by Poseidon. Poseidon, however, blames Hades for stealing it, in hopes of starting a war. Annabeth and Grover go west with him in order to retrieve the stolen items. However, upon reaching Hades’s lair, Hades accuses Percy of stealing his helm, threatening to kill him and his mother before releasing the dead into the world. 

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Ares had the stolen items all along. Percy and his friends escape, and they find out that Ares had the stolen items all along. Percy fights the god of war in a duel and surprisingly wins. Percy returns the helm to Hades, and in return, Hades returns Sally safely.

Plot: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief After Percy returns the lightning bolt to Zeus, Luke reveals that he was the thief and is working for Kronos, the Lord of the Titans. He tries to kill Percy by calling on a pit scorpion, but Percy survives. At the end of summer, Percy ultimately chooses to return home for the school year before he comes back for the next summer.

The Origin of Percy