The book follows the story of Percy Jackson, a demigod, who finds out that the father he never knew is actually the legendary Poseidon. Thrown into a world where Greek myths and legends really do exist, Percy must fight off monsters, face the gods, and try to clear his father’s name from stealing the lightning bolt of Zeus. Saving both the real world, and a world of monsters and magic, is hard enough but then add in the fact that he has two very real handicaps, which it so happens to be the mark of a demigod.

    "Making Percy ADHD and dyslexic was my way of honoring the potential of all the kids I've known who have those conditions," says Riordan in an interview with Scholastic. "It's not a bad thing to be different. Sometimes, it's the mark of being very, very talented. That's what Percy discovers about himself in The Lightning Thief."

    In its movie debut, the role of Percy Jackson will be played by Logan Lerman, who you may recognize from The Butterfly Effect, where he played Ashton Kutcher’s younger self, or in the more recent movie Gamer , where he played Simon, the teen boy that controls Gerard Butlers character.  Other faces you may recognize may be Pierce Brosnan, the fifth actor to play the part of the famous spy, James Bond. Brosnan has dawned long locks to play Chiron, the immortal centaur, or you may recognize Uma Thurman who you should recognize from the Kill Bill series. Thurman will out do her previous attempts at danger by playing the malicious gorgon Medusa.

    Overall, if you haven’t read the series yet, do so before you watch the movie. The book may be aimed at a younger audience but it’s definitely a book with heart that will have you both laughing and cheering, as you follow Percy through one heck of a day job.