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A major brand new fantasy adventure with equal appeal for girls and boys. The film rights have already been sold to Fox. The gods of Olympus are alive in the 21st century, having children with mortals who, if they survive past aged 12, are trained in a special summer camp. Percy, having learnt all this must now help his real father to avert a war among the gods. Reluctant readers will relate to Percy Jackson, who suffers from dyslexia and ADHD. Readership level: 10+.
Synopsis
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong.