Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I never had a good answer for them. It took me a long time to realize they were right.

Life is only precious because it ends, kid.

This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people.

Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.

Writing is like a sport - you only get better if you practice

Amy gritted her teeth. "King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot!" Jonah looked at his dad. "Do we have souvenir chamber pots?" "No." His dad whipped out his phone. "I'll make the call.

You can’t control every contingency. You have to accept that. Let it scare you. Trust that it’ll be okay anyway.