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Oh wow! I went through this book very fast. I just couldn’t put it down. Percy Jackson is a mixed up kid. Going from school to school and getting expelled from every one. He has been told that he has ADHD and been in six different schools for troubled kids within six years and about to be kicked out of this one. Things just seem to happen around Percy and he doesn’t know why. He actually has a friend in this school and likes one of his teachers really well. Mr Brunner teaches Greek Mythology here at Yancy. If he wouldn’t push him so hard to learn all about Gods then Percy would like him better.

When even more strange things start happening such as, his algebra teacher turning into some kind of creature and trying to kill him and nobody noticing. Plus everyone seemed to forget who that teacher was. It was a sick joke, Percy thought. When overhearing his favorite teacher and best friend talking about him and the danger he was in hit home. Grover, Percy’s best friend decided that he would follow Percy back home for the summer. When more bizarre stuff started happening, Grover admitted that there was a kindly one posing as their algebra teacher and that they needed to be careful.

When Percy gave Grover the slip and headed home alone, his mother was nervous about him having to go elsewhere. When Grover shows up at the cabin saying that they’re outside, his mother gets into the car and decides to take Percy to camp. Once after almost losing his life and Grover’s life, they made it to the camp but his mother didn’t make it with them. She sacrificed herself so he would make it safely. While at camp, Percy finds out he is an undetermined half blood. His father is a God. Not knowing at first which one is what makes him undetermined. After finding out he is the son of Poseidon, Percy is given a quest to find Zeus’s stolen lightning bolt and return it before a war breaks out in Mount Olympus. The Oracle tells him a riddle that in order to succeed, he must figure it out, make peace with the father that abandoned him, and find out who took the lightning bolt and return it. Awful big shoes to fill for a 12 year old but being Poseidon’s son should help, shouldn’t it?

I love this book. I have to run out and get the rest of the series. I was wishing throughout the whole thing that I would have paid more attention when I studied Greek Mythology in High School. This book was well written and easy to read but not to the point of making you feel stupid. It was an overall great read. The main plot was very interesting and there were many twists to keep you on the edge of your seat. It ended well and has more room for the next book to continue. I hate cliffhangers and this isn’t one of them. This story ends but makes you want to read more of the characters. I am dying to know what has happened to Percy after his quest.

You have got to read this! I promise you won’t be let down. Enjoy. I also can’t wait until the movie comes out. I picked this up after I saw previews of the movie and knew that I would enjoy this book.