Il ladro di fulmini was a going away gift from my mom for study abroad. I consider it pretty high up there with my other most prized possessions: my absolutely destroyed copies of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, complete with original covers, deformed spines, and a whole lot of water damage. I've definitely treated this version much more kindly. If you couldn't already tell, Rick Riordan’s work has had a big impact on me. I can say without a single doubt that it was his books that got me into avidly reading. I started with them in the first grade and devoured them as every series came out, all the way through high school. I owe my choice of major and (future, fingers crossed) profession to him. That being understood, The Lightning Thief is really important to me. So, when I opened Il ladro di fulmini and saw “Non ho scelto io di essere un mezzosangue,” I did what every respectable publishing and Italian double major does. I slammed it closed and I screamed. To explain the ab...
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