Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Percy Jackson & The Olympians is a book series by Rick Riordan. The following books are The Lightning Thief (2005), The Sea of Monsters (2006) and The Titans Curse (May 2007). Rick Riordan has said that there will be five books in the series. He has also said that the fourth book will be out around Spring 2008, and be about the most dangerous thing in greek mythology:The Labyrinth. Percy Jackson is a 12-year old boy who has ADHD and dyslexia. Percy is the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea.

The Lightning Thief:

The Lightning Thief opens with Percy going on a field trip with his classmates and teachers from Yancy Academy. When Percy mysteriously uses a wave to push Nancy Bobofit (a school bully) into the fountain, Mrs. Dodds tells him to come with him into the museum. The hall is empty, so no spectators are there to see Mrs.Dodds turns into a Fury. Mr. Brunner wheels into the museum and hands him a Ballpoint pen that turns into a sword. Percy uneasily barely hits Mrs.Dodds with the sword and turns into a cloud of dust and believed to be dead. When Percy turns around, Mr. Brunner isn't there,and when he comes back outside and hands Mr.Brunner the pen, and asks where Mrs.Dodds is, he asks if Percy is okay, and pretends Mrs.Dodds never exists.

Percy continues asking everyone where Mrs.Dodds is, and everyone says there is no Mrs.Dodds, but just Mrs.Kerr, a perky blond-woman. But when Percy is studying for his Greek Mythology exam and goes down to Mr.Brunners's office for help, he overhears his best friend Grover talking to Mr.Brunner. Grover says he is worried about Percy, and talks about the Kindly One (Mrs.Dodds).Mr.Brunner shoos it away, saying let him stay in his ignorance and the seeing of Mrs.Dodds will be covered by the Mist. Percy suddenly drops his Greek Mythology book, and Mr.Brunner hears it and comes out. Percy hides in a room until it's safe to come out.

The next day, after Percy Jackson has taken his exam, Mr.Brunner stops him and says he just wasn't right for the school. Percy feels hurt that his favorite teacher says this to him. Mr.Brunner tries to explain, but Percy already left. After this, Percy finds out that Grover is taking the same Greyhound bus as him to Manhattan. On the bus, Grover is very uneasy and nervous. The bus suddenly breaks down and they have to get off the bus. Outside, three old ladies knit socks. The old ladies have a string, and then they cut it. Grover says we should get onto the bus, but Percy ignores him. The old ladies start to come toward him, but the bus river announces that the bus has been fixed. On the bus, Grover tells Percy that he needs to guard him. And when th bus stops at the terminal, Percy ditches him goes to his Upper East Side apartment and finds his stepfather, Gabe Ugliano playing poker. Gabe hustles Percy for money, and then Sally Jackson, Percy mother, appears. Sally says that her and Percy will be going to Montauk for a vacation. Percy is happy to get away from his stepfather. As the two of them leave, Gabe says to Percy that he better not mess up his car.Percy jokes to himself about him actually driving the car.

When Percy is asleep, someone is banging on the door. He opens it and see his friend, Grover standing in th doorway. Grover says that a monster is chasing him, and Sally Jackson immediately rushes them in to the car. When they are driving the run into a ditch, and have to get out the car. Sally tells Percy to take Grover and go without her. Percy insists that Sally comes. Sally finally says she will come they get out the car and run up Half-Blood Hill. When the monster comes up the hill Percy recongnizes him as the Minotaur. The Minotaur grabs Sally and crushes her into light. Percy is angered and saddened by this, and fights the Minotaur, and like Mrs.Dodds, turns into dust. All that is left is the Minotaur horn, and then Percy falls on the ground, unconsious.

When Percy wakes up, he finds a blond girl hovering over him feeding him something that tastes like buttered poporn, but in a pudding-like form. The girls asks about the solstice. Percy falls asleep and find the girl gone, and instead a blond, husky guy with eyes all over his body shows up. Percy falls asleep again.

Percy wakes up, and finds himself sitting in a deck chair. While Percy drinks ambrosia and nectar, Grover asks him if he remembers what happened. Percy says he remembers everything. Grover asks what the drink tastes like. Percy says chocolate chip cookies. As soon as he's done, he feels stronger. Later, Percy goes to see Mr.Brunner and Dionysus, the god of wine and the camp director. Percy is told by Grover that Mr.Brunner real name is Chiron. Percy is shocked, but Chiron just asks if he wants to play pinochle. Chiron welcomes him to Camp Half-Blood. Percy accepts it, and takes a seat by Mr.D. Percy immediately realizing that he has been drinking alcohol. Chiron explains to Percy, that the gods are real. Percy in his ignorance, dosen't believe in the gods. Percy then upsets Mr.D by saying that he dosen't look like a god.