Riordan's ability to create characters that readers care about is extraordinary. They must go on a quest to free him, and the heart-pounding adventure amps up even more. Monsters keep reappearing after they're killed, and the campers discover that it's because Thanatos, better known as Death, has been chained by Gaea, goddess of the earth. Most of the campers are suspicious and scared of Percy, but misfits Hazel and Frank welcome him. It's the other camp for demigods, only here, the gods appear in their Roman forms. He's in San Francisco, home of Camp Jupiter. Percy Jackson makes a long-awaited reappearance on page one, with almost no memory of his identity, except for hazy recollections of a girl named Annabeth. In this installment in this series, he jumps off the one he left at the end of The Lost Hero (Hyperion, 2010) and hits the ground running. Gr 5-9-No one does cliff-hangers quite like Riordan. He trusts her completely-enough, even, to share the secret he holds close to his heart.īeginning at the 'other' camp for half-bloods and extending as far north as the land beyond the gods, this breathtaking second installment in the Heroes of Olympus series introduces new demigods, revives fearsome monsters, and features other remarkable creatures, all of whom are destined to play a part in the most important quest of all: the Prophecy of Seven. His big and bulky physique makes him feel like a clumsy ox, especially in front of Hazel, his closest friend at camp.

He keeps hoping Apollo will claim him, because the only thing he is good at is archery-although not good enough to help the Fifth Cohort win at war games. His grandmother claims he is descended from ancient heroes and can be anything he wants to be, but he doesn't see it.

Now, because of her mistake, the future of the world is at risk.įrank is a klutz. When the Voice took over her mother and commanded Hazel to use her 'gift' for an evil purpose, Hazel couldn't say no. When she lived before, she didn't do a very good job of it. But the camp doesn't ring any bells with him.

Somehow Percy managed to make it to the camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that he had to continually kill monsters that, annoyingly, would not stay dead. His brain-fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight. When he awoke after his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th

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