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    Book Review for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian The Last Olympian, written by Rick Riordan, is the last book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. In this book, Percy finally has to face his fate and fight the malevolent titan, Lord Kronos. Percy’s prophecy states that he must save Olympus with the other demigods before it and the gods are destroyed. The demigods are in need of help from the gods, but they have a conflict of their own. Saving Olympus seems like a…

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    traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends.[11] Listed are the major characters in the series. Percy Jackson: age 12–16, demigod son of Poseidon; he is the protagonist of the series. Grover Underwood: age 28–32, equivalent to 14–16 in human development, Satyr, best friend of Percy. Annabeth Chase: age 12–16, demigod daughter of Athena, strong friend, and later, the girlfriend of Percy. Very intelligent, skilled in architecture and strategy. Luke Castellan: age 19–23, demigod son of…

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    pain; brave. In the book The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan, the author, shows the path of a hero’s journey through the characters. On the road to greatness, Percy Jackson, the protagonist, overcomes many obstacles. Throughout The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, Percy faces many unusual creatures. One of those creatures was the Minotaur. Percy fights the Minotaur, a huge beast that is part man part bull after his car gets struck by lighting and goes into a ditch, while on his way to Camp…

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    BSE32 Professor Jesser Eullo Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology that can be dissected using Joseph Campbell’s Hero Myth. The Hero’s Journey in the story is the following: I. Separation/Departure A. Call to Adventure Percy Jackson’s mundane existence is a troublesome kid with a peculiar case of dyslexia and ADHD. He gets himself kicked out of every school he has ever been to. Percy receives the call…

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    people have probably seen the movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief, but what some people might not have known is that this movie was based on a book series by Rick Riordan. In the book, a twelve-year-old boy named Perseus “Percy” Jackson is a demigod, half-god and half-human, son of Poseidon, learns who is truly is and go through a few complications on the way. To summaries the story, Poseidon is accused of steal Zeus’s lightning bolt and Percy has 10 days to make it to the…

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    A normal boy named Percy Jackson soon finds out he is a half-blood. Percy struggles to read properly because he has dyslexia and he mixes up words. The school is taking a field trip to a museum. Percy encounters a demon while at the museum. It is a flying creature that wants Zeus' Lightning Bolt. Percy has no idea what it is talking about. So Percy goes back home with Grover. Grover is Percy's best friend and his protector. After he reaches home Percy talks to his mom about what happened on the…

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    perspective of Percy Jackson. He doesn’t only have to fight for "Camp Half Blood" but, the lives of his pears around him. This book blends the current world with the world of the Greek mythological gods such as Zeus or Poseidon. Percy Jackson is approaching the end of his seventh grade year and although he's delighted about being done with school, and going to "Camp Half Blood" for the summer, Percy is troubled about a graphic dream he has had concerning his friend Grover. Percy isn't sure…

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    I would like to be Percy Jackson’s friend, from the book Percy Jackson and the last Olympian for many different reasons even he is a troublemaker in school. The main reason is that in the previous book he sacrificed his life to save his friends job. By reading this passage I understood he was a good respectful friend. This passage also helped me understand how friendship is one of the themes of this fabulous book. This reason makes me want to be his friend because he also accompanied his…

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    The Blood of Olympus is the fifth and last book in “The Heroes of Olympus” series. This series is the second series following the “Percy Jackson” series. This series is about the children of ancient Greek and Roman gods in modern day United States. In it, the seven demigods of the prophecy, go on their final adventure to defeat Gaea while others attempt to bring the Athena Parthenos, a statue of an ancient Greek god, back to a camp just for young teens of Greek gods. The name of this camp is…

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    friendship between Percy Jackson and Annabeth. Grover had been sent to the school to recruit more demigods for Camp Half-Blood, as Luke had been trying to steal them away to join his and Kronos’s Titan army. Thalia uses her abilities to charm the school staff, letting the group blend in and sneak into a school dance. There, they reunite with Grover who identifies two of the students, Bianca and Nico di Angelo as being demigods. Before they can get away, the group is separated and Percy is…

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