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Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief

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Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. Have you ever experienced this kind of dream before-falling through the air and waking up before hitting the ground? Well I experienced a metaphorical version of this dream. However, I did undergo a physical experience of flying, technically falling, and making a graceful landing on freshly mown grass. Little did I know that a few seconds of plummet would have a life-altering impact. It all started for me at the age of 12. It was late at night when I finished the book ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’, the first in a pentalogy, and I lay in bed wondering about the powers of ancient gods. That was the

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