Books like the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
What it is about
Where it happens
Kind of book
- Novel
Came out
- 2000s
Ages
- Children's
Awards
- Bluebonnet Award
Series like this
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Why: Both series are adventure and fantasy books.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
What both books share
- adventure
The Lightning Thief: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
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- adventure
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Why: Both series are fantasy books about friendship.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Slaves of Socorro
What both books share
- fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Slaves of Socorro: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650) - friendship
The Lightning Thief: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
Slaves of Socorro: "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
See the Brotherband Chronicles books in order · Books like the Brotherband Chronicles series
- fantasy
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Why: Both series are fantasy books.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Doomwyte
What both books share
- fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Doomwyte: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
See the Redwall books in order · Books like the Redwall series
- fantasy
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Why: Both series are fantasy books.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Black Water
What both books share
- fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Black Water: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
See the Pendragon books in order · Books like the Pendragon series
- fantasy
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Why: Both series are children's fantasy books.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and A Dangerous Path
What both books share
- children's
The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
A Dangerous Path: "children's fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
A Dangerous Path: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
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- children's
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Why: Both series are children's fantasy books.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and The Brightest Night
What both books share
- children's
The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
The Brightest Night: "children's fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
The Brightest Night: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
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- children's
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Lisa McMann
Why: Both series are fantasy books.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and The Unwanteds
What both books share
- fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
The Unwanteds: "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
See the The Unwanteds books in order · Books like the The Unwanteds series
- fantasy
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Why: Both series are fantasy books.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Keeper of the Lost Cities
What both books share
- fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Keeper of the Lost Cities: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
- fantasy
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Eoin Colfer
Why: Both series are fantasy books.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Artemis Fowl
What both books share
- fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Artemis Fowl: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
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- fantasy
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Why: Both series are children's fantasy books.
Closest books: The Lightning Thief and The Last Battle
What both books share
- children's
The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
The Last Battle: "children's fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
The Last Battle: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
See the The Chronicles of Narnia books in order · Books like the The Chronicles of Narnia series
- children's
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J. K. Rowling · 1997 · Children's
about 300 pages
Cover from Google BooksWhy: Both The Lightning Thief and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone are adventure and fantasy books.
What both books share
- adventure
The Lightning Thief: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
- adventure
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Why: Both The Sea of Monsters and The Phantom Tollbooth are adventure and fantasy books.
What both books share
- adventure
The Sea of Monsters: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
The Phantom Tollbooth: "adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure - General" (OL subject); "Adventure stories" (OL subject) - fantasy
The Sea of Monsters: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
The Phantom Tollbooth: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy--juvenile fiction" (OL subject)
- adventure
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Why: Both The Lightning Thief and The Outcasts are children's fantasy books about friendship.
- Children's
- Fantasy
- Friendship
What both books share
- children's
The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
The Outcasts: "Children's fiction" (OL subject); "Children's stories" (OL subject) - fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
The Outcasts: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650) - friendship
The Lightning Thief: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
The Outcasts: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both The Lightning Thief and The Hunters are fantasy books about friendship.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
The Hunters: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650) - friendship
The Lightning Thief: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
The Hunters: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
- fantasy
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Why: Both The Lightning Thief and Slaves of Socorro are fantasy books about friendship.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Slaves of Socorro: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650) - friendship
The Lightning Thief: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
Slaves of Socorro: "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both The Sea of Monsters and Holes are adventure books about friendship.
What both books share
- adventure
The Sea of Monsters: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
Holes: "Adventure stories" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre) - friendship
The Sea of Monsters: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
Holes: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
- adventure
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Why: Both The Lightning Thief and Bridge to Terabithia are children's fantasy books about friendship.
- Children's
- Fantasy
- Friendship
What both books share
- children's
The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
Bridge to Terabithia: "children's fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Bridge to Terabithia: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre) - friendship
The Lightning Thief: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
Bridge to Terabithia: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "friendship" (WD main subject)
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Why: Both The Battle of the Labyrinth and Coraline are fantasy books, set in United States.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Battle of the Labyrinth: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
Coraline: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy literature" (WD genre) - United States
The Battle of the Labyrinth: "United States" (WD narrative location)
Coraline: "United States" (WD narrative location)
- fantasy
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Why: Both The Lightning Thief and Into the Wild are children's fantasy books.
- Children's
- Fantasy
What both books share
- children's
The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
Into the Wild: "children's fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Into the Wild: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction, English" (LoC 655)
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Why: Both The Lightning Thief and Midnight are children's fantasy books.
- Children's
- Fantasy
What both books share
- children's
The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
Midnight: "children's fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
Midnight: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy." (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
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The Percy Jackson and the Olympians books on this site
- Book 1: The Lightning Thief
- Book 2: The Sea of Monsters
- Book 3: The Titan's Curse
- Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth
- Book 5: The Last Olympian
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