For those of you who have not read the book and have not seen the movie, here is an overview, or what librarians call a booktalk. The main character is Percy Jackson who is a twelve-year-old boy who lives in the New York City area. He thinks he has problems because he is dyslexic and has ADHD. While on a field trip he KNOWS he has problems when his Algebra teacher turns into a horrible monster with yellow fangs, glowing eyes, and bat wings. She tries to kill Percy! Just in the nick of time his Latin teacher throws him a pen that turns into a sword and Percy does away with the monster. Not long after this incident Percy discovers he is a half-blood which is half human and half Greek god. However, which Greek god is his father? At Camp Half-Blood he meets other demigods or half-bloods and is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt. The rest of the time is spent trying to find the lightning bolt and discover who his father is.
It does help Percy when he figures out who his father is. Percy then knows where and how his strength and abilities can be used most effectively.
One of the library aides at PHS and I were talking about the movie versus the book. She did like the movie. However, she was disappointed in the movie ending because the ending gave away details that were in book three of the series.
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