[My mom’s] funny that way, celebrating special occasions with blue food. I think it’s her way of saying anything is possible. Percy can pass seventh grade. Waffles can be blue. Little miracles like that.

Leo lowered his screwdriver. He looked at the ceiling and shook his head like, What am I gonna do with this guy? “I try very hard to be annoying,” Leo said. “Don’t insult my ability...

The Princess Andromeda?””Went ka-boom.

You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought.

Stars,” she whispered. “I can see the stars again, my lady.”A tear trickled down Artemis’s cheek. “Yes, my brave one. They are beautiful tonight.”Stars,” Zoe repeated. Her eyes fixed on the night sky. And she...

Grover: It’s a very sweet love story. I get misty-eyed every time I play it. So does Percy, but I think that’s because he’s laughing at me.

She let the fear burn inside her like fuel, making her voice even stronger.

So your brother is a winged horse. But you’re also my half brother, which means all the flying horses in the world are my…You know what? Lets’ forget it.

Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty....

Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn’t believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was actually smiling.”That’s more like it,” Nico said. “Let’s turn this tide!

Seeing them assembled in Tartarus, Percy felt as hopeless as the spirits in the River Cocytus. So what if he was a hero? So what if he did something brave? Evil was always here, regenerating,...

Hermes’s eyes twinkled. “Martha, may I have the first package, please?”Martha opened her mouth … and kept opening it until it was as wide as my arm. She belched out a stainless steel canister-an old-fashioned...

Huh,” said Percy. “Never seen Jason fly before. He looks like a blond superman.

My understanding of magic is fairly straightforward. Hit enemies with a sword until they’re dead. If they rise again, hit them again. Repeat as necessary. It worked against Set.

He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you’re my best friend and I don’t want you...

The wood nymph instructors left me in the dust. They told me not to worry about it. They’d had centuries of practice running away from lovesick gods. But still, it was a little humiliating to...

not giving people a second thought…that can be dangerous.

We need to hurry.

Right before the game, she strolled up to me. “Hey, Seaweed Brain.””Will you stop calling me that?”She knows I hate that name, mostly because I never have a good comeback. She’s the daughter of Athena,...

Annabeth came up to me. She was dressed in black camouflage with her Celestial bronze knife strapped to her arm and her laptop bag slung over her shoulder—ready for stabbing or surfing the Internet, whichever...

Percy’d heard stories about amputees who had phantom pains where their missing legsand arms used to be. That’s how his mindfelt—like his missing memories were aching.

Seriously, who curses you with their dying breath and says, I hope your eye twitches!

Percy’s thoughts: I don’t recommend shadow travel if your scared of:A) The darkB) Cold shivers up your spineC) Strange noisesD) Going so fast you feel like your is peeling offIn other words I thought it...

His face was gaunt, scraped and bloody, his hair dusted with cobwebs, but when he locked eyes with her, she thought he had never looked more handsome.Percy & Annabeth

Yeah…we’ve been having conversations like that all night. I still don’t know what she’s talking about.

That’s how we all started. Once you start believing in them? It doesn’t get any easier.

As his raft skimmed over the water, taking him back to the mortal world, he understood a line from the Prophecy better-an oath to keep with a final breath.He understood how dangerous oaths could be....

That is exactly how people beat Chinese handcuffs. They turn into iguanas.

Okay,” I said. “Just a normal afternoon and two normal people.”She nodded. “And so…hypothetically, if these to people likes each other, what would it take to get the stupid guy to kiss the girl, huh?””Oh…”...

Fortunately, we did most of our athletic stuff inside, so we didn’t have to jog through Tribeca looking like a bunch of boot-camp hippie children.

Sometimes small things can become very large, indeed.

Um…is that thing tame?” Frank said.The horse whinnied angrily.”I don’t think so,” Percy guessed. “He just said, ‘I will trample you to death, silly Chinese Canadian baby man’.

Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?

You must carry on my spirit. It can no longer be carried by a god. It must be taken up by all of you. – Pan

It’s funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.

Uh…no.

They [Percy and Annabeth] held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape.

I should’ve been very cross with Anubis. Kissing me without permission—the nerve!

No,” Frank said. “I’m only a centurion.”Jason cursed in Latin. “He means he can’t control a whole legion. He’s not of high enough rank.”Nico swung back his black sword at another gryphon. “Well, then, promote...

It’s hard to describe the feeling. And I knew from Horus’s memory that this kind of union was very rare-like the one time when the coin doesn’t land heads or tails, but stands on it’s...

Where his eyes should’ve been, there was only fire, empty sockets glowing with miniature nuclear explosions.

The older lady harrumphed. “I warned you, daughter. This scoundrel Hades is no good. You could’ve married the god of doctors or the god of lawyers, but noooo. You had to eat the pomegranate.””Mother-“”And get...

Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That’s what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches?Annabeth:No, Seaweed Brain. That’s HUMMUS. hubris is worse.Percy: what could be worse than...

I uncapped the blade, flung open the door, and found myself face-to-face with a black pegasus.Whoa, boss! Its voice spoke in my mind as it clopped away from the sword blade. I don’t wanna be...

Earthshaker, Stormbreaker, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God

Anyway, I’m glad you found her. (Calypso) You promised to find a way back to her, and I just wanted to say that if we do survive all this, I’ll do anything to help you....

Percy: Dad-Poseidon: Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works.Percy: I’m praying, I’m talking to you, right?Poseidon: Oh…yes. Good point.

Artemis grit her teeth. “I need a favor. I have some hunting to do, alone. I need you to take my companions to Camp Half-Blood.” “Sure Sis!” then he raised his hands in a “stop...

I wasn’t aiming at the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway.

Dreams like a podcast,Downloading truth in my ears.They tell me cool stuff.””Apollo?” I guess, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad.He put his finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me...