Georgia Children's Book Award
2009 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Winner
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DEAR MORTAL READER:
I have sworn upon the River Styx that the events in this book are purely fictional.
There is no such twelve-year-old boy as Perseus "Percy" Jackson. The Greek gods are nothing more than old myths. They certainly never have children with mortals in the twenty-first century, nor is there any such place as Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods on eastern Long Island where I train young heroes to survive against their monstrous enemies. Percy never met a satyr or a daughter of Athena. They most emphatically did not embark upon a quest together across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.
Having said this, I must warn you to think carefully before starting this book. If you feel anything stirring within you as you read—if you begin to suspect that this story may be describing something about your own life STOP READING IMMEDIATELY. I cannot be held responsible for the consequences.
May the gods of Olympus (who of course do not exist) watch over you.
Yours sincerely,
CHI RON KENTAVROS
Immortal Trainer of Heroes
Activities Director, CAMP HALF-BLOOD
Bearer of Laurels, OLYMPIAN COUNCIL
I have sworn upon the River Styx that the events in this book are purely fictional.
There is no such twelve-year-old boy as Perseus "Percy" Jackson. The Greek gods are nothing more than old myths. They certainly never have children with mortals in the twenty-first century, nor is there any such place as Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods on eastern Long Island where I train young heroes to survive against their monstrous enemies. Percy never met a satyr or a daughter of Athena. They most emphatically did not embark upon a quest together across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.
Having said this, I must warn you to think carefully before starting this book. If you feel anything stirring within you as you read—if you begin to suspect that this story may be describing something about your own life STOP READING IMMEDIATELY. I cannot be held responsible for the consequences.
May the gods of Olympus (who of course do not exist) watch over you.
Yours sincerely,
CHI RON KENTAVROS
Immortal Trainer of Heroes
Activities Director, CAMP HALF-BLOOD
Bearer of Laurels, OLYMPIAN COUNCIL
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Golden Archer Award
2009 · Middle/Junior High · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2009 · Young Adult · Winner
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2009 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2009 · Grades 4-8 · Winner
Young Hoosier Book Award
2009 · Middle Grades · Winner
Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Colorado Children's Book Award
2008 · Junior Novel · Runner-Up
Golden Sower Award
2008 · Young Adult · Winner
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2008 · Tween · Winner
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2008 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Nene Award
2008 · Children's Fiction · Winner
North Carolina Children's Book Award
2008 · Junior Book · Nominee
Nutmeg Book Award
2008 · Intermediate · Winner
Nutmeg Book Award
2008 · Teen · Winner
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2008 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Sequoyah Book Award
2008 · Young Adult · Winner
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2008 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2008 · Middle School · Winner
Volunteer State Book Award
2008 · Young Adult · Winner
West Virginia Children's Book Award
2008 · Children's · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2008 · Intermediate/Grades 7-9 · Winner
Beehive Award
2007 · Young Adult · Winner
Bluebonnet Award
2007 · Children's · Nominee
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2007 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Maine Student Book Award
2007 · Grades 4-8 · Winner
Mark Twain Readers Award
2007 · Grades 4-6 · Winner
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2007 · Children's Book · Winner
Nene Award
2007 · Children's Fiction · Recommended
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2007 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2007 · Junior Book · Winner
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