The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, #1)

by Rick Riordan

“Manhattan has other problems. Other gods. It’s best we stay separate.”

“Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same,” Dad said. “Fairness means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.

“When the people needed to stop Sekhmet, they got huge vats of beer and colored them bright red with pomegranate juice.”