Perseus "Percy" Jackson is introduced as a troubled 12-year-old boy who has been kicked out of every single school he has attended. His most recent school is Yancy Academy, New York, where his usual trouble seems to be worse than usual. He has few friends at the school, one of which being the satyr-in-hiding, Grover Underwood. During a field trip to a museum, Grover is annoyed by a bully called Nancy Bobofit and, in a fit of rage, Percy summons water in a nearby fountain to pull Nancy in during lunch. He is called inside the museum to the Ancient Greece exhibit by his pre-algebra teacher, Mrs. Dodds; she turns into a Fury and attacks him. A moment later, Mr. Brunner, Percy's favorite teacher, throws his pen at Percy who receives instead a bronze sword. Percy manages to destroy the Fury and returns outside with the sword, which is once again a pen. As Percy questions him about what just happened, Mr. Brunner says he saw nothing in particular and comments on how Percy should bring his own writing utensils in the future. As Percy questions his classmates about the same matter, they act as though there was never any "Mrs. Dodds", but Percy realizes that Grover is lying when he notices that he hesitates whenever Percy mentions "Mrs. Dodds". As the school year winds down, Percy overhears Grover and Mr. Brunner talking about him. As he is going home on a bus with Grover, he sees three old ladies knitting a giant sock, which Grover seems intensely worried about. Percy ditches ...
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