If I've got the powers of a god, then why am I so..." "Lame?" Sadie suggested. "Shut up," I said.

your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos's traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.

So for Magic Problem-Solving 101, we headed to the training room and blew stuff up.

When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace

Keep climbing,' he told himself. 'Cheeseburgers,' his stomach replied. 'Shut up,' he thought. 'With fries,' his stomach complained.

I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don't pick up a book are engaged with what I'm writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I've done my job.

We ran, plowing through another pile of peppers. [No, I didn't pick a peck of them, Sadie - just shut up.]