Carter Kane, 14, died tragically in Paris when he was eaten by his sister’s cat Muffin.

Hey, ugly!" Annabeth yelled. I hoped she was talking to the giant, not me.

I should've blown more stuff up." -Coach Gleeson Hedge

I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervous about?" "Look," I said. "I'm sorry about the band room. I hope they didn't kick you our or anything." "Nah. They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb." "Was it hard?" Annabeth asked.

It's just Annabeth mom jeez!

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.

What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.