![]() Before this particular field trip to New York City, however, Percy promised himself he would be good. Field trips don't usually work out for Percy, because he always gets into trouble.He describes his life as "short" and "miserable" (1.11) and decides to start his story by describing a field trip his sixth grade class took last May to New York City.Percy is twelve years old and "until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York" (1.8).Our narrator introduces himself: "My name is Percy Jackson" (1.7).He tells us that, if we feel like we might be a half-blood or know what he means by the term "half-blood," to stop reading this book at all costs.Now, who are you? And what exactly is a "half-blood"? He tells us, "if you're reading this because you think you might be, my advice is: close this book right now" (1.2).He immediately warns us that what we are about to read is dangerous with a capital "D." "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher"
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