Have you ever felt you were different from everybody else? Too different? So does Percy Jackson, the main character in Rick Riordan's book, The Lightning Thief. Percy was kicked out of five different schools just because weird things seemed to happen around him. It turns out Percy is so different because he's the son of one of the ancient Greek gods, who are still alive and well. And now, they're mad. Somebody has stolen Zeus's thunderbolt, the ultimate weapon - and made it look like Percy did it. Percy, of course, knows he didn't. Can Percy and his friends Annabel and Grover prove he didn't take it and find out who did, all before the summer solstice on June 21? Read The Lightning Thief to find out.