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The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan in the [[Percy Jackson & the

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“I have moments like that alot, when my brain falls asleep or something, and the next thing I know I've missed something, as if a puzzle piece fell out of the universe and left me staring at the blank place behind it.”

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“Her freckles were orange, as if somebody had spray-painted her face with liquid Cheetos.”

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“Hey, guys!" Grover yelled somewhere above us. "I think she's unconscious!"
"Roooaaarrr!"
"Maybe not," Grover corrected.”

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“He pinched the name tag and ran his fingers under the letters. "Can you read this, mate? It says C-H-A-R-O-N. Say it with me: CARE-ON."
"Charon."
"Amazing! Now: Mr. Charon."
"Mr. Charon."
"Well done.”

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“Relax," Chiron told me. "Keep a clear head. And remember, you may be about to prevent the biggest war in human history."
"Relax," I said. "I'm very relaxed.”

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“I'm not usually an eavesdropper, but i dare you to try not listening if you hear your best friend talking about you to an adult.”

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“Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music.”

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“Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways.”

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“Your head is full of kelp.”

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“What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should've been named ADHD poster child of the year.”

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