“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
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Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction—Zeus’ master bolt. Along the way, he must face a host of mythological enemies determined to stop him. Most of all, he must come to terms with a father he has never known, and an Oracle that has warned him of betrayal by a friend.
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Rick Riordan
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“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
“Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.”
“Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.”
“Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.”
“Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.”
“My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid...”
“It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.”
“I said hello to the poodle.”
“She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish.”
“The less you knew, the fewer monsters you’d attract,”