Camp Half-Blood Confidential: Your Real Guide to the Demigod Training Camp (An Official Rick Riordan Companion Book) [A Percy Jackson Companion Book]

by Rick Riordan

Hardcover, 2017

Status

Available

Call number

J4A.Rio

Publication

Disney / Hyperion [First Edition]

Pages

163

Description

Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Short Stories. In response to an awful camp orientation video created by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and other residents of Camp Half-Blood answer such questions as "What is this place?" and "Do I get to keep the T-shirt?" Newbies can check out the section on the Divine Cabins, read up on Magical Landmarks, and consult the chapter of Training Arenas. But Camp Half-Blood Confidential explores much more than just the buildings and grounds. It includes info that can only be learned from those who live there. For instance, campers do not always co-exist in peace and harmony. The camp is not run with superior efficiency. Prophecies do not flow forth with great regularity. Sprinkled throughout are stories from heroes who have called Camp Half-Blood home or just passed through on their way to places unknown. Chiron himself introduces the book with a brief history of training based on his millennia of experience. And, of course, there are divine words of wisdom from the god Apollo himself, because . . . well, because the demigod authors would prefer not to be struck down, thank you very much.… (more)

Collection

Barcode

8726

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2017

Physical description

163 p.; 8 inches

ISBN

148478555X / 9781484785553

User reviews

LibraryThing member cyderry
Camp Half-Blood Confidential is an insider's guide to the demigod training camp The god Apollo created an "orientation video" which left much to be desired, so that the numerous questions that newcomers had needed answers and Percy Jackson and other demigods step up to do just that. Besides
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exploring the buildings and activity areas of the camp, the guide to Camp Half-Blood It gives facts that only the inhabitants would know. Chiron, the managing centaur, starts with a history of training based on his own experience. And, of course, Apollo himself is there to utter godly advice and words of wisdom.

Overall, an amusing addition to the series.
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Rating

½ (65 ratings; 3.8)

Call number

J4A.Rio
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