The driver got out smiling. He looked about seventeen or eighteen, and for a second, I had the uneasy feeling it was Luke, my old enemy. This guy had the same sandy hair and outdoorsy good looks. But...
Thanks for not freaking out, I said.Oh, I'm freaking out, Paul promised, his eyes wide. I just think it's awesome!
Sure, Nico had mixed emotions about the camp. He’d felt rejected there, out of place, unwanted and unloved … but now that it was on the verge of destruction, he realized how much it meant to him. This...
Stop smiling! she ordered. I can see you, Carter. Oh…and, uh, hullo, Walt.The pot monster made squeaky grinding noises as it stood up straight. One clunky arm rose and tried to fix Sadie’s nonexistent...
Otis, I said.Shhh, he said. I'm incognito. Call me...Otis.I'm not sure that's how incognito works, but okay.Otis, aka Otis climbed into the chair I'd reserved for Sam.
Nothing like ADHD and a good fight to the death to make time fly
Nico drew his sword. His smile was even more unsettling than his scowl.Underground, he said. My favorite place.Underground was Jason's favorite place.
Leo. Jason said, you're wierd. Yeah, you tell me that a lot. Leo grinned. But if you don't remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes. Come on!
Leo! Jason was shaking his shoulder. Hey, man, why are you hugging Nike?Leo’s eyes fluttered open. His arms were wrapped around the human-sized statue in Athena’s hand. He must have been thrashing in...
Kids are baby goats. They're cute and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids.
Just don't ask me to deliver any more satyr babies and we'll get along great.
If not for the horses, Piper would've died.
I … what? Why would you want a son of Hades in the same room with people you’re trying to heal? Why would anyone want that?’ ‘You can’t help out a friend? Maybe cut bandages? Bring me a soda or a snac...
I turned to Thalia. ‘I’ll hold the flower while you beat up the thief?’She sighed. ‘Fine. Let’s go catch this jerk.
I tried to think of something to say. Excuse me? Hello? Marry me? Anything would have done.
Getting eaten by a giant crocodile was bad enough.The kid with the glowing sword only made my day worse.
Erre es korakas, Blinky! Dionysus cursed. I will have your soul!
I tend to think of a myth and then explore how it would play out if it were happening in the modern-day world. I modify all the myths I use, but I stick very closely to their structure - it is the hid...
When I was young, my favorite picture book was 'Fletcher and Zenobia,' written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It's long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psy...
You're cute when you're worried. Your eyebrows get all scrunched together.