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gnossienne n. the realisation that you didn't actually know someone as well as you thought you did - - - - - 'Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. Let's start from the top, shall we? My name is Cassandra Jackson, but everyone usually calls me Cassie. I'm 13 years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. My older twin, Perseus, or Percy, also attended. Are we both troubled kids? I guess you could call it that.' - - - - - Cassandra's whole world is turned upside down. Her boyfriend, Luke, has been lying to her since they first met at Yancy Academy. Her father is a god. Her mom just died and... oh yeah! Cassie and her brother supposedly stole Zeus's master bolt. But as they journey west, questions of who the real thief arise. - - - - - 'Gods, huh? I definitely could live without them.'