The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781423140597
Pages
513 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationship; Racial Diversity; Single parent; Step parent; Family member death; Biracial; biracial son; death of a mother; single mother; step father
Main Character
boys and girl
Race/Ethnicities
Greek God / Human Chinese / White
Family Formation
multiple
Awards
Amazon Editors' Picks: Top 10 Books, 2011
Buckeye Children's and Teen Book Award, 2012
Nominee
West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA, 2013
Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award, 2014
Nominee
Berkshire Book Award, 2013, Longlist, Children's Book
Buckeye Children's and Teen Book Award, 2012, Winner, Ages 6-8
Buckeye Children's and Teen Book Award, 2012, Winner, Grades 6-8
Young Reader's Choice Award, 2014, Winner, Mythology
Keywords
Greek mythology; Roman mythology; camps; monsters; Gaia; Hera; Zeus; Jupiter; Hephaestus; Aphrodite; Juno; racially mixed people; giants
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Riordan, Rick, "The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)" (2011). Diverse Families. 647.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/647