Humor was a good way to hide the pain.
He was dressed just like on TV, with lots of silver chains and bracelets, ripped jeans, and a black muscle shirt (Which was kind of stupid, since he didn't have any muscles).
He slung off his backpack. He'd managed to grab a lot of supplies at the Napa Bargain Mart: a portable GPS, duct tape, lighter, superglue, water bottle, camping roll, a Comfy Panda Pillow Pet (as seen...
Everyone hates clowns, Otis said. Even other clowns hate clowns.
Don't untie me, she said, no matter what happens or how much I plead. I'll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself.Are you trying to tempt me?Ha-ha.
Annabeth, thank goodness, would be staying in New York. She'd gotten permission from her parentsto attend a boarding school in the city so she could be close to Olympus and oversee the rebuildingeffor...
Ah, Senor Zhang, Leo said, you know how you're always saying, 'Leo, you are the only true genius among demigods'?I'm pretty sure I never said that.
I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults.
[Jason] faltered when he looked at Leo, who was mimicking taking notes with an air pencil.Go on, Professor Grace! he said, wide-eyed. I wanna get an A on the test.
You saved the world, annabeth said.We saved the world.And Rachel is the new Oracle, which means she won't be dating anybody.You don't sound disappointed, I noticed.Annabeth shrugged. Oh, I don't care....
Why won't you drown? he wailed, pummeling me with his fists.I'm Poseidon's son, I said.Curse that upstart! I was here first!
What if we promoted, like, Adidas shoes?’ Percy wondered. ‘Would that make Nike mad enough to show up? Leo smiled nervously. Maybe he and Percy did share something else – a stupid sense of humour. Yea...
Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important.'It was probably important to her.
We need our goats! I yelled.I waded through the crowd until I reached our chariot. I grabbed Otis’s face and pressed my forehead against his.Testing, I whispered. Is this goat on? Thor, can you hear m...
There's no point in defending camp if you guys die. All our friends are here.
Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
Nico di Angelo ran up to me with a big grin on his face.Percy, this is awesome! His blue-feathered bronze helmet was falling in his eyes, and his breastplate was about six sizes too big. I wondered if...
Mr. D, Grover asked timidly, if you're not going to eat it, could I have your Diet Coke can?
Jason's fingers itched to draw his sword. He'd met plenty of scary demigods, but he was starting to realize that Nico di Angelo--as pale and gaunt as he looked--might be more than he could handle.
He’s a restless soul, always looking for another chance to drive,’ Nico said. ‘The last few years, he’s been my driver whenever I need one.’ ‘You have a zombie chauffeur,’ Leila said.