The Lightning Thief

This book is about a boy named Percy who lives in the city with his mother. He has a friend that walks a bit strange. At first, Percy thinks his friend has a foot problem but actually... Percy finds out that his friend is not human when his mother sends him to a special camp. The camp is led by a mean camp director who can't eat or drink. Why? Because his camp director is a god who was banished to a Earth camp to live the life of a human that can't eat or drink. A lot to take in, huh? This special camp is actually designed for "special kids" whose parent or parents are gods. Percy's mother tries to hide the fact that monsters are after Percy because he is a Demigod (the son of a god). At a campfire Percy finds out he is the son of the God Poseidon. Poseidon is one of the great three. Zeus is the God of the Heavens, Poseidon the Sea God, and Hades, the er um uh, Underground God :) . The three great gods usually keep to themselves and don't fight but when they do things get messy. Percy joins a quest to stop the gods from fighting. In this book Percy escapes monsters and dives into mayhem to try to stop the three gods from fighting. Rick Riordan has written The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, and The Battle of the Labyrinth. I have been trying to get The Battle of the Labyrinth from the library but I am about 127th in line! I really love these books and you will too if you read them! Have fun!