The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, #1)

by Rick Riordan

Shezmu rumbled with pride and flexed his mighty arms. Never fails with men, does it?

I scowled at Carter. “‘Stay sharp?’” “I thought it was funny.” “You’re hopeless.”

She’s almost as annoying as you, I told Horus. Impossible, Horus said. No one bests Horus.

IT WAS A FIGHT TO THE DEATH, and I felt great.

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

They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.”