Percy Jackson and the lighting thief is a story about a twelve year old boy named Percy Jackson, Percy has been accused of a serious crime he didn't even knew exist, stealing the God Zeus's lighting bolt, Percy with his friend Grover Underwood (the satyr) and his newly found companion Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena. Now founding out his a child of the great Sea God also knowing the sea God is no longer aloud children due to an oath on the River Styx. Know trying to find his mother, the real thief and trying to stop the up coming godly war Percy has a lot to handle especially since he's being hunted by monster.
A few reasons on why you should read The Percy Jackson series is because it's much in a readers view, I mean the book explains things and makes you think more what's happening and triggers questions and theories that make the reader interact with the story. It gives a point of view of Percy who explains in great detail what's happening and puts in smart remarks that makes you enjoy the book even more. The amount of adventures and fun in the book as well as the confusing Greek mythology makes it a whole lot of fun to read and is able to give the reader more knowledge of Greek mythology.