You dropped this," he said, totally poker-faced.

"Cool" Leo said. "I always wanted a sister who could beat me up."

That's what being a demigod was all about, not quite belonging in the mortal world or on Mount Olympus but trying to make peace with both sides of their nature.

I thought maybe he was seeing another tree. - Juniper

I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for the trainees, so I led my usual morning class. I called it Magic Problem-Solving 101. The trainees called it Whatever Works.

I don’t define myself by the boys who may or may not like me.

We were alone in a strange mansion with a baboon, a crocodile, and a weird cat. And apparently, the entire world was in danger. I looked at Sadie. “What do we do now?