Title of Your Model Novel: The Lightning Thief

Author of Your Model Novel: Rick Riordan

1. Who are the most important characters in your model novel? Percy, Annabeth, Grover

2. Which character do you think is the most important? Why? Percy. The story is told from his point of view and his name is in the series title (Percy Jackson and the Olympians).

3. What is the book mostly about? What is the central conflict? Zeus's lightning bolt is missing and he thinks Percy took it. Percy has to find out who really took it and clear his name.

4. Whose perspective is the novel written from (as in, who is telling the story)? How do you know? Percy. He talks about himself.

5. This means that the novel is written in (Select one of the following):
  • First person. (One of the characters tells the story using the word “I”.)

6. How does the novel begin? Percy is on a field trip and one of his teachers tries to attack him.

7. Where and when does it take place, generally? All over America, but especially at Camp Half-Blood in New York.

8. What is your favorite thing about this novel? It is very action-packed. Each chapter has a new action sequence with an obstacle for Percy and his friends to overcome. This keeps the plot moving quickly.