Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.
Series:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians ; 1 Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson & the Olympians ; bk. 1.
Indexed by:
Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010 School Library Journal starred, August 2005 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006 School Library Journal, June 2009 Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008 Booklist starred, May 2009 Horn Book Starred, April 2006 Publishers Weekly, May 2009 Kirkus Starred, June 2005 Booklist, September 2005 Wilson's Junior High School School Library Journal starred Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.)
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