For the rest of the school year, nobody in Percy's class knows who Mrs. Dodds is. Percy feels like everyone is playing a trick on him.
Percy's grades get worse and worse, and he can't control his anger in class.
When summer approaches, he learns that he won't be invited back to Yancy Academy for his seventh grade year.
While he's excited to go home and see his mom, Percy knows he's going to miss certain aspects of Yancy. He's going to miss Mr. Brunner and Grover, and the pretty countryside around the campus.
Finals are here, and Percy knows it's not going to be pretty. He's been failing his classes, and so taking these exams won't be fun.
Percy decides that he really wants to do well in Latin class, so that Mr. Brunner won't think he is such a slacker or a dummy.
But studying for his …show more content…
Brunner tries to say good-bye to Percy in front of his the whole class, telling him that it's for the best that Percy has to leave Yancy. Mr. Brunner also says that Percy is not "normal." Mr. Brunner is flustered.
Percy is embarrassed and hurt that his favorite teacher thinks that he's a stupid weirdo; or at least that's how he interprets the idea of being not "normal."
Percy leaves Yancy for good, and he and Grover take a Greyhound bus back to New York City.
On the bus, Grover is acting weird, looking nervously all around him.
Percy flat out asks Grover about the conversation he overheard Grover having with Mr. Brunner.
Grover lies and says that he was just concerned about Percy and went to Mr. Brunner to express this concern.
Percy doesn't believe him.
The bus breaks down in a nice, quiet stretch of country.
Everyone gets off the bus.
There are maple trees and trash on one side of the busy, four-lane road, and there's a bountiful fruit stand on the other side. Three old ladies sit next to the fruit stand, knitting a pair of giant, electric blue socks.
Grover suddenly gets very worried and tries to get Percy back on the bus, but Percy won't
Percy's grades get worse and worse, and he can't control his anger in class.
When summer approaches, he learns that he won't be invited back to Yancy Academy for his seventh grade year.
While he's excited to go home and see his mom, Percy knows he's going to miss certain aspects of Yancy. He's going to miss Mr. Brunner and Grover, and the pretty countryside around the campus.
Finals are here, and Percy knows it's not going to be pretty. He's been failing his classes, and so taking these exams won't be fun.
Percy decides that he really wants to do well in Latin class, so that Mr. Brunner won't think he is such a slacker or a dummy.
But studying for his …show more content…
Brunner tries to say good-bye to Percy in front of his the whole class, telling him that it's for the best that Percy has to leave Yancy. Mr. Brunner also says that Percy is not "normal." Mr. Brunner is flustered.
Percy is embarrassed and hurt that his favorite teacher thinks that he's a stupid weirdo; or at least that's how he interprets the idea of being not "normal."
Percy leaves Yancy for good, and he and Grover take a Greyhound bus back to New York City.
On the bus, Grover is acting weird, looking nervously all around him.
Percy flat out asks Grover about the conversation he overheard Grover having with Mr. Brunner.
Grover lies and says that he was just concerned about Percy and went to Mr. Brunner to express this concern.
Percy doesn't believe him.
The bus breaks down in a nice, quiet stretch of country.
Everyone gets off the bus.
There are maple trees and trash on one side of the busy, four-lane road, and there's a bountiful fruit stand on the other side. Three old ladies sit next to the fruit stand, knitting a pair of giant, electric blue socks.
Grover suddenly gets very worried and tries to get Percy back on the bus, but Percy won't