PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF:

Zeus and Poseidon meet at a skyscraper, where Zeus reveals that his master lightning bolt is stolen and
accuses Poseidon's demigod son Percy Jackson of the theft. Poseidon reminds him that Percy is
unaware of his true identity, but Zeus declares that unless Percy returns the lightning bolt to Mount
Olympus before the next summer solstice, war is waged. Percy is a seventeen-year-old teenager who
appears to be dyslexic, but has a unique ability to stay underwater for a lengthy time. While on a school
trip to the local museum, Percy is attacked by a Fury disguised as his substitute teacher, who demands
the lightning bolt. Percy's best friend Grover Underwood and Latin teacher Mr. Brunner, both of whom
appear disabled, help Percy and scare off the Fury. Upon learning of the Fury's reason for the attack, Mr.
Brunner gives Percy a pen, tells him it is a powerful weapon, and has Grover take Percy and his mother
Sally to Camp Half-Blood, leaving behind Sally's lazy husband Gabe Ugliano. However, the three are
attacked by a minotaur that appears to kill Sally, who is unable to enter the camp. Grover tells Percy to
use the pen, and Percy discovers that it is a sword, which he uses to fight the minotaur, without initial
success. Percy kills the minotaur with its own horn then faints from shock.
Three days later, Percy wakes up in the camp. He learns that he is the son of Poseidon, that Grover is a
disguised satyr and his protector, and that Mr. Brunner is the centaur Chiron, also initially disguised.
Chiron suggests that Percy go to Mount Olympus to convince Zeus of his innocence. Percy begins
training to use his demigod powers, which include water manipulation and using water to heal, and meets
other demigods includingAnnabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, and Luke Castellan, son of Hermes. After
assisting in a team exercise, Percy is visited by a fiery apparition of his uncle Hades, who reveals that
Sally is with him in the Underworld and that he will return her safely if Percy hands over the lightning bolt.
Defying Chiron's orders, Percy decided to go to the Underworld, joined by Grover and Annabeth. They
visit Luke, who gives them a map showing three of Persephone's pearls that they can use to escape the
Underworld, an old shield, and a pair of winged sneakers Luke stole from his father.
The trio heads out, locating the first pearl at an old garden center but encountering Medusa, who tries to
kill them until decapitated by Percy; her head is taken with them for later use. They locate the second
pearl in the Parthenon in Nashville, and Percy uses the winged shoes to take it from a statue of Athena.
However, they are then confronted by the Hydra, which Grover petrifies using Medusa's head. The third
pearl is located in Las Vegas in the Lotus Casino, where the three eat lotus flowers and forget their
reason for being there. They stay in the casino for five days until Percy's dad Poseidon speaks in Percy's
mind, helping Percy return to his senses. Percy then frees Grover and Annabeth from the effects of the
flowers, and they flee, discovering that the casino is run by the Lotus-Eaters. With all three pearls in their
possession, Percy, Grover, and Annabeth head into the Underworld, the portal to which is located in
Hollywood.
In the Underworld they meet Hades and his wife Persephone. Though Percy tells Hades that he does not
have the lightning bolt, Hades finds it hidden inside Luke's shield, revealing that Luke is the lightning thief.
Persephone knocks Hades out with the lightning bolt to get back at him for imprisoning her with him for all
eternity and hands the bolt to Percy. However, because they only have three pearls, Grover remains with
Persephone to allow Percy's mother to leave. Percy, Annabeth, and Sally teleport to the Empire State
Building but are attacked by Luke, who wants to destroy Mount Olympus to secure the demigods' place
as the new rulers of the gods. After a fight across Manhattan, Percy defeats Luke and returns the lightning

bolt to Zeus, who forgives Percy and allows Poseidon to briefly speak with his son. The film ends with
Percy and Annabeth reuniting with Grover, who has grown horns (though only small ones), meaning he is
a senior protector, and returning to the camp to continue their training.
In a post-credits scene, Gabe is being kicked out of Sally's house. He finds a note from Percy warning
him not to open the fridge. Angrily ignoring it, he opens the fridge only to be petrified by Medusa's head

CUSTARDS AND PUDDINGS: Custard and puddings are words that describe several important
sweet foods. The strict culinary definition of custard is eggs and milk mixed and baked, or stirred over
gentle heat until thickened. Used in desserts, pies, pastries, and as sauces, it is well known in
European countries and in cultures influenced by them.
FROZEN DESSERTS: Frozen dessert is the generic name for desserts made by freezing liquids, semi-

solids, and sometimes even solids. They may be based on flavored water (shave ice, sorbet, snow cones,
etc.), on fruit pures (such as sorbet), on milk and cream (most ice creams), on custard (frozen
custard and some ice creams), on mousse (semifreddo), and others. In the UK and Ireland, where the
term "dessert" is uncommon, frozen desserts are referred to as "ices".
CAKES: Cake is a form of bread or bread-like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a
sweet baked dessert. In its oldest forms, cakes were normally fried breads or cheesecakes, and normally
had a disk shape. Determining whether a given food should be classified as bread, cake, or pastry can be
difficult.
COOKIES: In the United States, Canada and Australia a cookie is a small, flat, baked treat, usually
containing fat, flour, eggs and sugar. In most English-speaking countries outside North America, the most
common word for this is biscuit; in many regions both terms are used, while in others the two words have
different meanings. A cookie is a plain bun in Scotland,[2] while in the United States a biscuit is a kind
of quick bread similar to ascone. In the United Kingdom, a cookie is referred to as a biscuit, although
some types of cookies maintain this name, such as the American-inspired Maryland Cookies.
PIES: A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely
contains a filling of various sweet or savouryingredients.
Pies are defined by their crusts. A filled pie (also single-crust or bottom-crust), has pastry lining the baking
dish, and the filling is placed on top of the pastry, but left open. A top-crust pie, which may also be called
a cobbler, has the filling in the bottom of the dish and the filling covered with a pastry or other covering
before baking. A two-crust pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Flaky pastry is a
typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder
biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs.
Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to ones designed for multiple servings.

CHOCOLATE AND CANDIES: Chocolate

/tklt/ is a raw or processed food produced from the

seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia
in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC. The majority of
the Mesoamericanpeople made chocolate beverages, including the Aztecs, who made it into a beverage
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known as xocoltl [o'kolatt], a Nahuatl word meaning "bitter water". The seeds of the cacao tree have
an intense bitter taste, and must be fermented to develop the flavor. AND Candy, specifically sugar
candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and
colorants are added. Candies come in numerous colors and varieties and have a long history in popular
culture.
PASTRIES: Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked products made from ingredients such
as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder, and/or eggs. Small tarts and other sweet baked
products are called "pastries."
Pastry may also refer to the dough from which such baked products are made. Pastry dough is rolled out
thinly and used as a base for baked products. Common pastry dishes include pies, tarts, quiches and
pasties.[1][2]
Pastry is differentiated from bread by having a higher fat content, which contributes to a flaky or crumbly
texture. A good pastry is light and airy and fatty, but firm enough to support the weight of the filling. When
making a shortcrust pastry, care must be taken to blend the fat and flour thoroughly before adding any
liquid. This ensures that the flour granules are adequately coated with fat and less likely to
develop gluten. On the other hand, overmixing results in long gluten strands that toughen the pastry. In
other types of pastry, such as Danish pastry and croissants, the characteristic flaky texture is achieved by
repeatedly rolling out a dough similar to that for yeast bread, spreading it with butter, and folding it to
produce many thin layers of folds.