“ He was making a brave attempt, but Jason could see the sadness lingering in his eyes. Something had happened to him... something to do with Calypso. Rick Riordan
“ Keep climbing,' he told himself.'Cheeseburgers,' his stomach replied.'Shut up,' he thought.'With fries,' his stomach complained. Rick Riordan
“ I don't feel that way anymore, Nico muttered. I mean... I gave up on Percy. I was young and impressionable, and I- I don't...His voice cracked, and Jason could tell the guy was about to get teary-eyed… Rick Riordan
“ Boys are usually forbidden to have any contact with the Hunters. The last one to see this camp… She looked at Zoe. Which one was it?That boy in Colorado, Zoe said. You turned him into a jackalope.Ah,… Rick Riordan
“ The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, suggest otherwise. Rick Riordan
“ Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn't believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was actually smiling.That's more like it, Nico said. Let's turn this tide! Rick Riordan
“ Then things got even stranger.Mr. Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute before, wheeled his chair into the doorway of the gallery, holding a pen in his hand. "What ho, Percy!" he sho… Rick Riordan
“ My dad gave me a present once,' Nico said. 'It was a zombie.' Reyna stared at him. 'What?' 'His name is Jules-Albert. He's French.''A... French zombie? Rick Riordan
“ In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by… Rick Riordan
“ What's the big deal with Bejamin Frankin, anyway? I mean, so the guy invented electricity or whatever. That was hundreds of years ago.He didn't electricity, Amy said, trying not to sound too annoyed.… Rick Riordan
“ Hmm… Jason snapped his fingers. I can call a friend for a ride.Percy raised his eyebrows. Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first. Rick Riordan
“ Is Tyson okay?' I asked.The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. 'He's fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though 'peanut butter' is a strange battle cry. Rick Riordan
“ As I got closer to the fence, I held my shirt over my nose to block the smell. One stallion waded through the muck and whinnied angrily at me. He bared his teeth, which were pointed like a bear's.I tr… Rick Riordan
“ She led him past the engine room, which looked like a very dangerous, mechanized jungle gym, with pipes and pistons and tubes jutting from a central bronze sphere. Cables resembling giant metal noodle… Rick Riordan
