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Jason wakes up on a school bus holding Piper’s hand, and has no memory of how he ended up at the Wilderness School.
Piper’s missing father and nightmares suggest danger, while a destructive storm during a field trip transports the trio to the demigod encampment Camp Half‑Blood.
At the camp, they learn they are children of Greek gods and must face monsters, a cursedly‑mysterious disappearance, and the promise of heroic destiny.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Fantasy
Authors: Rick Riordan
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