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Part two of "The Sea of Monsters" in which seventh-grader Percy Jackson, having discovered that he is the son of Poseidon, making him half human and half god, joins with a demigod and a satyr friend to save his beloved Camp Half-Blood from evil forces determined to destroy it.

Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.

"When Karen moved to Mt. Olympus, she certainly didn't expect to start junior high with a bunch of gods and goddesses--let alone discover she's a demigoddess (who doesn't yet know her powers)! Having recently joined the school newspaper, Karen decides to investigate a mysterious online troll that goes by the moniker M1N0T4UR.

"Under the Titan Hyperion's rule, the sun is burning even brighter than normal, and scorching everything in northern Greece--including the villagers! The Olympians are forced to play an un-fun game of Dodge the Sunbursts as Hyperion hurls giant fireballs that could fry them up! What's worse, it looks like a familiar foe, Cronus, is hot on Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades's trail.

"Hercules discovers he has a place on Mount Olympus with his dad Zeus, but in order to earn it, he has to endure his growing pains and move from 'zero' to true hero"--Provided by publisher.