I led the way toward the crowd, trying to look casual, like, Fly? Me? Nah.

I had to give him props, but how annoying of him to be a hero when I was trying so hard to dislike him. It was downright selfish.

It was like meeting someone out of your dreams, or fantasies, or a beloved character from a favorite book.

You have a memory chip that small implanted in you,” he verified. I nodded, guessing this was somewhat worse than having cooties.

Home is wherever we all are together.

One of the interesting things about YA books - I don't know about Percy Jackson, but I do know about 'Twilight' and 'Maximum Ride': There are a lot of adult readers. In fact, we released 'Maximum Ride' both as a paperback for kids and as a mass release for adults.

When your own romantic life is falling apart, everyone else's looks fabulous.