RICHARD RUSSELL RIORDAN JR About the Author Alamo

RICHARD RUSSELL RIORDAN JR.

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

Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Kane Chronicles The #1 New York Times Bestseller Author The Heroes of Olympus Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard

THEMES: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF LIGHTNING FINDING AND DISCOVERING ABOUT IDENTITY • • father Poseidon COURAGE special powers "bad kid“ dyslexia, ADHD & knack for attracting trouble • demigod and powerful

PLOT: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF During a school trip LIGHTNING

PLOT: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF LIGHTNING She turned into a Fury

PLOT: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF LIGHTNING Percy unwittingly hears Grover and Mr. Brunner talking about him, and about a stolen item that was important. A storm rages

PLOT: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF LIGHTNING Attacked by a minotaur

PLOT: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF LIGHTNING Three days later, he wakes up in the infirmary of Camp Half-Blood

PLOT: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF LIGHTNING 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 THIEF LIGHTNING A hellhound bursts into camp

PLOT: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF LIGHTNING Percy is eventually tasked by the Oracle to retrieve Zeus' stolen lightning bolt, mistakenly believed to have been taken by Poseidon.

PLOT: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF LIGHTNING Ares had the stolen items all along.

PLOT: PERCY JACKSON AND THE THIEF LIGHTNING 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