In chapters 5 and 6 of The Lightning Thief, Percy “you drool in your sleep” Jackson wakes up at Camp Half-Blood with a Minotaur horn in hand, a downtrodden satyr as his best bro, and the last image of his mother dissolving into golden light. We meet Mr. D, the camp director who is definitely not drinking Diet Coke by choice. We cross paths with Annabeth Chase, strategic daughter of Athena, Luke Castellan, cool with a side of ominous scar energy, and Clarisse LaRue, who learns a hard lesson about messing with unclaimed demigods near plumbing fixtures.

So grab your favorite beverage (or not, Zeus might be watching), and join us as we unpack the relatable struggle of being a 12-year-old swept up in family drama. We are surfing the Sea of Spoilers—everything from the Riordanverse is fair game. You’ve been warned!

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