After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
year: 2005
call number/section: 1000
subjects: greek mythology, fiction, camps, friendship, father-son relationship, poseidon (greek deity), hades (greek deity), zeus (greek deity)