Percy Jackson: The Lightning Theif
Rick Riordan
Ethos
-THE LIGHTNING THIEF is a great book for adults and kids. I've already recommended it to a couple of adult friends who experienced the same kind of can't-put-it-down pull that I did. (Amazon.com)
-From the very beginning of the novel, we find out Percy is different when he ends up fighting a harpy in the museum while on a school trip. He's been kicked out of 6 schools in 6 years, lives with his mom and step-dad, Smelly Gabe, an evil guy who deliberately makes Percy's life hard.(Amazon.com)
-Riordan is a teacher who obviously loves kids as well as the subject matter. The Greek gods were a cantankerous lot, and Riordan delivers them well. Not only does he give his readers the stories, but he also brings the gods on stage and gives them personalities.
- There were 3350 possitive comments about this book on Amazon.com
Logos
-Rick Riordan was a middle school teacher in San Francisco for 15 years
-His favorite character is Grover
Pathos
-Friends come together to save the world from total destruction.
-Who would think a group of twelve year old students could keep the gods from having a war.