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I didn't answer, but, please - nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
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I'll let you and Zia have some quality time, she told me. Just the two of you and your coat.
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Destroy them later? Cal offered, which was probably as close to friendly as he ever got.
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No hero is above fear.
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Good fighting with you, Seaweed Brain. Ditto.
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More minions!” he shouted. “Come to me!” That couldn’t be good. Another round of giant crocs and we’d be dead. Why don’t we get minions? I complained to Horus, but he didn’t answer.
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The waiter brought fresh-baked bread and cheese, a bottle of sparkling water for Annabeth, and a Coke with ice for me (because I’m a barbarian).
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I didn’t know baboons could drive recreational vehicles, but Khufu did okay. When I woke up around dawn, he was navigating through the early morning rush hour in Houston, baring his fangs and barking a lot, and none of the other drivers seemed to notice anything out of the ordinary.
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The cafe windows wrapped all the way around the observation floor, which gave us a beautiful panoramic view of the skeleton army that had come to kill us.
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I need to talk to Clarisse, Annabeth said. I stared at her as if she'd just said I need to eat a large, smelly boot. What for?
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Good luck, boss. Don't let'em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don't pick up a book are engaged with what I'm writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I've done my job.
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Grand buildings made her feel better--maybe because being in a place so permanent made her feel more permanent.
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This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people.
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Humans see what they want to see.
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Okay, Annabeth said. What exactly do you smell? Something bad, Tyson answered. Great, Annabeth grumbled. That clears it up.
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I see murky visions of other gods and rival magic. That REALLY didn't sound good. What do you mean? I asked. what OTHER GODS? I don't know, Sadie. But Egypt has always faced challenges from outside –– magicians from elsewhere, even gods from elsewhere. Just be vigilant. ~Ruby & Sadie Kane about...? Possibly Greeks?
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There's my baby! I cried, quite carried away, There's my poochiekins! ... Sadie, My dad said firmly, Please do not refer to the devourer of souls as 'poochiekins'.
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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword. As a mortal, I was never a great fighter or athlete or poet. I only made wine. The people in my village laughed at me. They said I would never amount to anything. Look at me now. Sometimes small things can become very large indeed.
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