Percy Jackson the series was bought partly as a reaction to Harry Potter when every publisher on Earth was like we need our middle grade magic book series. But you know, Swampertatta in the chat brings up this possibility that it may have, like what if what if kids did just put it down and walk away. So he is a quote unquote regular kid except he's kind of a misfit. He's been bounced around in a lot of schools. And sometimes weird stuff just happens to him.