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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.

Rick Riordan

Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I’d known what was coming, I would’ve called in sick. I could’ve avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam.
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Call Christmas Come Idea Known Sick Underworld
Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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End Kid Life Only Precious
Chaos is impatient. It’s random. And above all it’s selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.
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Change Chaos Constant Everything Freedom Im[Atient Random Selfish Sky
I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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Death Felt Fight Great Tell
You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start.
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Back Began Find Journey Must New Now Pup Quest Start Way
That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.” Which one is me?” I asked. The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested. Oh, shut up.
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Ask Deform Five Nuts One Said Suggest
Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn’t mention that his pink boxer shorts were showing, but they were!)
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Battle Box Desjardin Fuming Literally Mention Pink Robe Short Smole Still Tatter
If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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Anything Life Live Mean Myself
It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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Enjoy Feel Hard Joke Like One Practical Whole
I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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Classroom Larger Much School Still Teacher
Frank stared at him. “Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it’s unfair that I can be an elephant?” Percy considered. “Okay. I guess you got a point. But the next time I say you’re totally beast-” “Just shut up,” Frank said. “Please.” Percy cracked a smile.
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Breath Frank Freak Glacier Hurricane Share Underwater Unfair
Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
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Beginm Say Believe Country Morning New Power Sunrise World
Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.” You both sound like my mother,” I said. Shut up!” they both said in union.
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Control Country Demand Faster Glare Mother People Person Sound Thing Traffic
Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.
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Ask Call Drink Espresso Like Make Sound Spirit Storm
A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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Attention Attract Feet Giant Gitl Hanging Tend Virtue
Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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Baboon Completly Going Nut Say Sky
If anybody felt worse than I did, it was Amos. I had just enough magic to turn myself into a falcon and him into a hamster (hey, I was rushed!)
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Anybody Enough Falcon Hamster Magic Myself People Rush Worse
The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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Choice Easy Ever Hardly Right
I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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Ability Annoy Hard Insult Try Very
When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace
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Country Doubt Famous Peron Popular Start Top
I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
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Always Back Badge Country Difference Discover Hear Kids Learn Love People Wear
The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
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Again Around Back Blood Camp Council Discussion Donut Half Meet Most Serious Use
People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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Break Difficult Fix Machine More People Person Work
I’ve been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain,” she said. “Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you’re going to save the world, I’m the best person to keep you from messing up.
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Been Brain Country Long People Person Quest Save Seaweed Time Want World
If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Burn Going might Well
Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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Alone Burn Country Daughter Mark People Person Walk Wisdom
It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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Admit Outrage Strength Take Truth

Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.

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