67 pages • 2 hours read
Rick RiordanA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Despite Grover’s insistence on keeping Percy nearby, Percy ditches him at the bus station and heads home. When he gets home, he finds his step-dad, Gabe Ugliano (whom Percy has nicknamed “Smelly Gabe” for his bad smell and attitude) gambling with his buddies. Percy’s real dad supposedly left before Percy was born, and Percy’s mom says he’s not dead, just “lost at sea” (30). Percy’s mother comes home from work and surprises him with a three-day vacation to the beach, just the two of them.
On the trip, Percy and his mom discuss his expulsion from school. He asks if he has to go to another boarding school. His mother says yes because he needs to be safe. Percy’s father told her to send Percy to a special camp, but she never did because it “might mean saying good-bye to you for good” (41).
That night, Percy dreams about a white horse and golden eagle battling. A thunderclap interrupts the dream, and he wakes to someone pounding on the door. It’s Grover, who is not wearing pants and actually has hooves, not feet. Something outside bellows. It’s chasing Grover and coming for Percy. A terrified Percy tells his mother what happened with Mrs.
By Rick Riordan
Daughter of the Deep
Rick Riordan
The Battle of the Labyrinth
Rick Riordan
The Blood of Olympus
Rick Riordan
The Burning Maze
Rick Riordan
The Chalice of the Gods
Rick Riordan
The Dark Prophecy
Rick Riordan
The Hammer of Thor
Rick Riordan
The Hidden Oracle
Rick Riordan
The House of Hades
Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian
Rick Riordan
The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan
The Mark Of Athena
Rick Riordan
The Maze of Bones
Rick Riordan
The Red Pyramid
Rick Riordan
The Sea of Monsters
Rick Riordan
The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan
The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
The Sword of Summer
Rick Riordan
The Throne of Fire
Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan