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Percy Jackson Chapter 1-3 Summary

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Twelve year old Percy Jackson begins his story as a normal kid and his first day of summer after sixth grade. It was on this day Percy encounters multiple strange events which leads him to the discovery that he is a half-blood: half-human, half-god. After this discovery, Percy is taken to Camp Half-Blood, a camp for kids who are also half Greek god. Soon after arriving at camp, Percy learns he is son of Poseidon, god of the sea and brother to Hades and Zeus. He also learns that Poseidon and Zeus are in a bit of a disagreement at the moment, as Zeus is accusing Poseidon of stealing his lightning bolt. Although Percy is new to the camp and has not completed enough proper training, he sets out on a quest with his two friends, Grover and Annabeth,

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