Sea of Monsters, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)

We only came close to dying six or seven times, which I thought was pretty good. Once, I lost my grip and I found myself dangling by one hand from a ledge fifty feet above the rocky surf. But I found another handhold and kept climbing. A minute later Annabeth hit a slippery patch of moss and her foot slipped. Fortunately, she found something else t

“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related, for better or worse…and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”

drive them away!”

“And if possible, we’re going to beat him up, bind him in chains, and drag him to Mount Olympus.”

Somebody had messed with my favorite place in the world, and I was not…well, a happy camper.

am Thalia,” the girl said. “Daughter of Zeus.”

idiot!”

“Shut up!”

“Powdered donuts,” Tyson said earnestly. “I will look for powdered donuts in the wilderness.” He headed outside and started calling, “Here, donuts!”