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Percy Jackson's The Lightning Thief

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I chose this book “The Lightning Thief” because it was really interesting to know about the Greek Gods. This book talks about mythical creatures and it 's fun to read. The cover was nice and filled with pictures of Percy Jackson and the mythical creatures. I like books about unreal creatures because it’s what interest me. When I read the back of the book that helped me understand what the point of this book was. It also made me want to read even more about it. When you choose a book I think you should read the back of the book to get an idea of what you are about to experience. This book makes me want to read more series about this or things dealing with this kind of

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