The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Book 1 of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series)

Percy Jackson has always been in trouble at school, but things become impossible when mythological monsters start attacking him and he learns that he is a demigod. Accused of stealing Zeus's master lightning bolt, Percy must cross the United States with his friends to find the real thief, clear his name and prevent a war among the gods.

• Publisher: Puffin
• Language: English
• Paperback: 400 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780141346809