Yay!” Tyson went around the couches and gave everyone a big hug—even Octavian, who didn't look thrilled about it.

P.S. You'll have to meet with Dan's principal when you get back. He got in trouble for doing ninja moves in class. Don't worry. This happens all the time.

If i'm going to survive, it won't be because i have a lion-skin cloak. I'm not Hercules.

You have a humming dodo bird," I said stupidly.

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

As an author, I don't really think too much about being a celebrity. It's not like being a movie star or a TV star. It's not as if people recognize me when I walk down the street. That hardly ever happens, and it's just as well. But it is great when people know my books, when I walk through an airport and see them in the bookstore, or when I see someone reading a book on a plane or on a train, and it's something I've written. That's a wonderful feeling.

And you, Percy, are my favorite son.