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Analysis Of Lightning Thief By Rick Riordan

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During my summer vacations, I was dying of boredom, so I did what every other normal fourteen years would do, I decided to read the book "Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan, an epic tale of action and adventure with just the right pinch of humour. This book is purely based greek mythology. The book is set in the 21 century and revolves around a 12-year-old boy Percy Jackson whose entire life changes with a simple visit to the beach. Imagine this, you wake up one morning, learn that your best friend is the half goat, get attacked by your English teacher, who turns out to be a fire-breathing monster, get blamed for stealing the most powerful weapon on earth, oh and adding to that you casually get informed that your long lost day is the Greek

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