Frank: "I wish I was ADHD or dyslexic. All I got is lactose intolerance." Percy: "Seriously?" Frank: "And I love ice cream too.
Rick RiordanAnd I was holding someone who was destined to be my best friend, or possibly my worst enemy.
Rick RiordanBack when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named Clarisse.โ โClarisse?โ โSibling of yours,โ Hedge said. โAres kid. Violent. Rude. Lots of potential.
Rick RiordanAfter our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights, and a near fatal attack with a spatula (don't ask), they won the right to keep Sadie with them in England.
Rick RiordanWith my sister perched on my arm, I walked to the elevator. A business man with a rolling suitcase was waiting by the doors. His eyes widened as he saw me. I mustโve looked pretty strangeโa tall black kid in dirty, ragged Egyptian clothes, with a weird box tucked under one arm and a bird of prey perched on the other. โHowโs it going?โ I said. โIโll take the stairs.โ He hurried off.
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