Adapted from the novel by

Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief

Main Characters

Percy

Poseidon

Annabeth

Zeus

Grover

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Hades

Settings

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Camp

Mount Olympus

Underworld

Gateway Arch St. Louis

California

Beach

Las Vegas

Denver, Colorado

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Chapter 1

Percy Jackson is in middle school. School

is hard for Percy. His class is learning

about the Greek gods. They take a trip to

the museum. Mrs. Dodds is one of Percy’s

teachers. She gets very mad at Percy.

She starts to change. She grows wings

and yellow fangs! Then Mrs. Dodds

attacks Percy. Property of Cypress Fairbanks ISD

Percy is scared and confused. His other

teacher, Mr. Brunners, throws him a pen

and it turns into a sword. Percy hits Mrs.

Dodds with the sword and she disappears.

Percy does not know where she went. He

does not know how or why she turned into

a monster. Percy feels confused. He has

never seen anything like that before.

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Percy and his friend Grover ride the bus

home after school. Percy still feels

confused about what happened. Grover

tries to make him feel better. Percy and

Grover see three old ladies knitting big

socks near the road. One of the ladies

looks at Percy and cuts her yarn.

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Percy does not know what the yarn means.

He feels like something bad is going to

happen to him. Something bad has already

happened today. Today is a confusing day.

Lots of strange things are happening.

Percy goes home, but he still feels very

confused.

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When Percy gets home from school he still

feels confused. Later that night Grover

knocks on Percy’s door. He says they are

in danger. Grover says he will protect

Percy. The old ladies from the bus stop are

looking for Percy. They are the Furies and

they are very dangerous.

Chapter 2

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The Furies are creatures who help the God

of the Underworld. Mrs. Dodds is one of

The Furies. She is trying to get Percy.

Grover says he will protect Percy and help

him stay safe. All at once, Grover changes!

He had hooves instead of feet. He is a

satyr. A satyr is a man on the top and a

goat on the bottom.

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Grover wants to help Percy stay safe.

Percy wants his mom to be safe too.

Grover, Percy, and his mom will go to a

safe place. Grover knows where to go!

They will all drive to a special camp. Percy

and his mom will be safe there. They need

to leave now. They have to get to the

camp as fast as they can. Property of Cypress Fairbanks ISD

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Grover, Percy, and his mom are driving to

the camp. Out of nowhere a Minotaur

attacks them. It grabs Percy’s mom. She

disappears. Percy and Grover try to fight

back. Percy jumps on the Minotaur’s

head. Percy pulls out the Minotaur’s horn

and it dies. Percy’s mom is gone and he is

hurt. Grover gets Percy to the camp. Property of Cypress Fairbanks ISD

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Percy wakes up at the camp. He is

surprised to see his favorite teacher there.

Mr. Chiron is a centaur. A centaur is half

man, half horse. Mr. Chiron explains to

Percy that Greek gods live forever. They

are very powerful.

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The camp where Grover took Percy is

very special. It is for children of the gods.

Percy finds out his dad is a god. He does

not know which god. Percy needs to learn

to fight to protect himself. Percy finds out

water makes him strong. It helps him win

a sword fight. The water also helps his

cuts heal. Water gives Percy power.

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Grover thinks Percy might be the son of a

powerful god. The most powerful gods are

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. They are all

brothers. A picture of a trident appears

above Percy’s head. This means Percy’s

dad is Poseidon, God of the Sea. That is

why Percy gets power from water.

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At the camp, Percy makes new friends.

Annabeth is a good fighter. She is tough

and she is very pretty. She does not like

Percy at first. After Percy learns to fight

better, Annabeth starts to like him more.

She is the daughter of a god.

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Zeus is very upset. He is missing his

lightning bolt. Someone stole it! He thinks

Percy stole it for his father. Zeus wants

Percy to give it back. If Percy does not

give it back, Zeus will be very mad. Zeus

will fight Poseidon to get it back. Percy

does not want that to happen.

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Everyone thinks Percy has the lightning

bolt. Percy’s teacher, Mr. Chiron, tells

Percy that Hades has the lightning bolt.

Hades is the God of the Underworld. He is

powerful and scary. He is the brother of

Zeus and Poseidon. Percy and his friends

do not want the gods to fight. They will go

to look for Hades and make things right. Property of Cypress Fairbanks ISD

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Percy’s friends want to help Percy to make

things right. Luke is the son of Hades. He

knows how to help Percy. He knows how

to get to the Underworld. He has some

things that will help Percy. He gives Percy

a shield. He gives Percy some winged

shoes. He gives Percy a map. These

things will help. Percy is very thankful. Property of Cypress Fairbanks ISD

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Grover and Annabeth want to help Percy

too. They want to help him make things

right. Percy has to go to Hades to find the

lightning bolt and return it to Zeus. Grover

and Annabeth will go with Percy to Hades.

They will help him to get there and stay

safe. They will help him find the lightning

bolt and make things right. Property of Cypress Fairbanks ISD

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The map Luke gave Percy says the

entrance to the Underworld is in

California. Percy, Grover, and Annabeth

will take a bus to California. The Furies

are on the bus. They want to stop Percy.

Percy fights the Furies. The bus crashes.

Percy, Grover, and Annabeth run away

from the Furies.

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Percy, Grover, and Annabeth are safe from

The Furies for now. They are getting very

hungry. They find a restaurant. It seems

like no one is there. Things are dusty and

there are a lot of statues in the restaurant.

Percy, Grover, and Annabeth decide to

look around.

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Percy, Grover, and Annabeth are looking

around the restaurant. Percy sees an old

woman with a veil on her head. The old

woman takes off her veil. It is Medusa! She

is a dangerous monster with snakes for

hair. Her eyes are cloudy. If you look into

her eyes you will turn into a stone statue.

This place is a trap. Property of Cypress Fairbanks ISD

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Percy tells his friends not to look into

Medusa’s eyes or they will turn to stone.

Percy tries to keep his eyes closed. He

cannot see Medusa with his eyes closed.

He tries to look at Medusa in a reflection.

He can fight her this way. Percy sneaks up

on Medusa and cuts off her head. Percy

and his friends are safe.

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Percy and his friends are back on their way

to California. They decide to ride the train.

They buy tickets for the train and climb

aboard. The train stops in St. Louis. Percy,

Grover, and Annabeth want to see the top

of the Gateway Arch. Percy gets stuck in

the arch with a woman and her dog. It is

another trap.

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The dog turns into a chimera and attacks!

The chimera breaths fire onto Percy. Percy

uses his shield to protect himself. Percy

fights very hard. He cuts off all the heads

of the chimera. Suddenly they grow back!

The chimera is mad now. It blows fire at

Percy. The fire makes a big hole in the

arch. Percy jumps out of the hole. Property of Cypress Fairbanks ISD

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Percy cannot find Grover and Annabeth.

He looks for them and finally finds them.

They tell Percy the police are looking for

him. They blamed Percy for the hole in the

arch. Percy and his friends hurry to the

train station to get away from the police.

They are on the way to California again.

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Percy, Grover, and Annabeth have been

becoming good friends. They have been

fighting together and getting along. Percy

is glad he has friends. Everyone thinks

Percy has taken the lightning bolt. They

have to get to California and find it. Percy,

Grover, and Annabeth have a lot of work to

do to make things right.

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Percy and his friends are feeling tired.

They have been traveling a lot. Their train

stops in Denver, Colorado. While they are

stopped, they meet Ares, the God of War.

Ares asks Percy to find his shield. The

shield is very important to Ares. He left it in

a waterpark. Ares will help Percy get to

California if he can help him get his shield.

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Percy, Grover, and Annabeth go to the

waterpark. They find the shield. When

Percy and Annabeth grab the shield a net

falls on them. It is a trap. Grover comes to

their rescue and helps them get free. They

give Ares his shield. Ares gives them a

truck. They drive it all the way to Las

Vegas but then the truck stops working.

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Percy, Grover, and Annabeth are getting

very tired. They decide to stay in a hotel.

They have been travelling a lot. When they

get in the hotel everyone is having a good

time. People are friendly and they want to

hang out with Percy, Grover, and

Annabeth. They give them free lotus

flowers to eat. They are all so nice.

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Percy, Grover, and Annabeth eat lotus

flowers, drink sodas, and play games.

They are having fun. Percy gets a funny

feeling. Something is wrong. Percy

realizes they have been playing games for

five days! Percy remembers he has to find

the lightning bolt. They have to get out of

there. The hotel is another trap.

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Percy, Grover, and Annabeth leave the

hotel. They do not have much time. They

were in the hotel too long. They take a taxi

to California. They need to go to the

Underworld and make things right. If they

find the lightning bolt they can make things

right. Poseidon sends Percy magic pearls

that will help him if he gets in trouble.

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Percy, Grover, and Annabeth finally find

the Underworld. A big dog is guarding the

entrance. The big dog will not let them in.

Percy, Grover, and Annabeth have to

decide what to do. They give the dog a

golden coin. The dog lets them enter.

Percy and his friends have finally found

Hades.

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Percy wants to make things right. He does

not want the gods to fight. Percy tells

Hades he wants Zeus’ bolt back. Hades

says he does not have it. Hades thought

Percy had it. Hades thinks Percy is lying.

Percy’s backpack feels heavy and Hades

sees something. Zeus’ bolt is inside! Percy

had the lightning bolt all this time.

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Percy had been tricked. He had the

lightning bolt the whole time. Now he has

brought the bolt to Hades. Hades wants

the lightning bolt. Percy wants to bring the

lightning bolt to Zeus on Mount Olympus.

He has to get out of here. He uses the

pearls Poseidon gave him to get out of the

Underworld.

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Ares meets Percy, Grover, and Annabeth

on the beach. Ares was the one that took

Zeus’ bolt and Hades’ helm. He wants the

gods to fight. Ares is mad that Percy

messed up his plan. Percy does not want

the gods to fight. Percy fights Ares for them.

Percy wants to make things right.

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It is hard for Percy to fight Ares. Ares is

very strong. Percy tries to remember all

the things he learned at camp. He uses

water when he fights. Percy wins the

fight against Ares. He has stopped the

gods from fighting. Percy gives the

Furies the helm of darkness. It belongs to

Hades. The Furies will give it to him.

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Percy takes the lightning bolt. He brings it

to Mount Olympus. He returns the

lightning bolt to Zeus. Zeus is thankful that

Percy has found the bolt and brought it

back to him. Percy talks to his father,

Poseidon, for the first time. Poseidon is

proud of Percy. He tells Percy he loves

him. Percy is glad to meet his father.

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Percy is happy. He met his father. His

mother is safe. The gods will not fight. But

Percy is still confused. Who stole the

lightning bolt? Percy goes back to the

camp. Percy finds out Luke stole the

lightning bolt from Zeus and gave it to

Ares. Luke is the lightning thief!

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This book has been adapted from

Rick Riordan’s Novel Percy Jackson & the Olympians:

The Lightning Thief and the film adaptation distributed

from 20th Century Fox Films. All images are © 20th Century Fox.

Meet the characters at http://youtu.be/W-gMqR_e9zQ

This adapted book is property of Cypress Fairbanks

Independent School District. No unauthorized reprinting

allowed. To obtain consent, contact the Superintendent

of Special Education Services at Cypress Fairbanks ISD.

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Fairbanks ISD Adapted by Ayo Jones