Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Living... in an NYC apartment with his mom and horrible stepdad. Percy frequently clashes with the grouchy, misogynistic Gabe and cannot understand why she puts up with him. Percy doesn’t yet know his real dad, who just so happens to be the Greek god Poseidon. In fact, there’s a lot that Percy doesn’t know about himself yet.
Profession... student. Percy suffers from dyslexia and ADHD, so paying attention in school is extra tough. In fact, the only topic he seems to understand reall well is Ancient Greek. Weird...
Interests... swimming and hanging out with his best friend, Grover. Percy isn’t the most confident of 16-year-olds, but he’s in his element when it comes to the water. He can stay under for a full seven minutes! As Grover says, “Percy Jackson is a beast!” Sounds like something from his dad’s side of family.
Relationship Status... single, for now. Awkward and self-conscious, Percy spends most of his life trying to stay under the radar. Besides, he is too busy trying to fix his mom’s dysfunctional relationship to worry about one of his own.
Challenge... saving his mother. Percy hates the way Gabe mistreats her and often demands that he “show some respect.” Unfortunately, his requests fall on deaf ears and Mrs. Jackson continues to suffer. Little does Percy know, Gabe’s abuse is the least of her worries – and very soon Percy himself will have bigger issues as he discovers his true identity, like convincing an angry Zeus that he didn’t steal his lightning bolt.
Personality... protective and sarcastic. Percy will defend his mother to the death. Not that it’s come to that yet – thought it might. For now, he just deals with Gabe through biting remarks and sharp insults. Once he realizes he’s a demigod, he may be able to do much better than that.
Get to Know him in...
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Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.
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In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
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Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to diabolical. Time is running out as war between the Olympians, and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
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The trouble starts when Apollo introduces Percy and his friend Grover the satyr to the Chryseae Celedones. Three golden women--living statues--appear in front of them, and sing one blissful chord. Apollo has a concert tonight at Mount Olympus, and he needs the Celedones as his backup singers. But there should be a quartet, not a trio--one of the singers has gone rogue. It's up to Percy and Grover to find the missing Celedon somewhere in New York City before she causes any problems. Capturing an attention-seeking automaton in a crowd of mortals is going to require some cagey thinking. Will Percy and Grover succeed, or hit a sour note?
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A brilliant Percy Jackson mini adventure plus Horrible Histories Groovy Greeks - a winning combo for World Book Day!The goddess Persephone has summoned Percy, Thalia and Nico to the Underworld in order to retrieve Hades' powerful sword before it falls into the wrong hands. Easier said than done in a world full of evil daimons, ghosts and ghouls. Not to mention Iapetos - brother of the powerful Titan lord, Kronos. This time the young demigods are really up against it - will Percy manage to return the sword before it's too late?Flip the book over for lots more ancient Greek fun with Terry Deary's brilliant Groovy Greeks:It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why some groovy Greek girls ran about naked pretending to be bears? Who had the world's first flushing toilet? Why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax? Discover all the foul facts about the Groovy Greeks - all the gore and more!
