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.

Bast rolled her eyes. “Honestly, what do they teach magicians these days?” “We had about twenty seconds of training!”

Thoth looked offended. “In Ancient Egyptian, it’s a perfectly fine name. The Greeks called me Thoth. Then later they confused me with their god Hermes. Even had the nerve to rename my sacred city Hermopolis, though we’re nothing alike. Believe me, if you’ve ever met Hermes—

I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.

“Energy and matter can’t be created or destroyed.” “Only changed,” my mother agreed. “And sometimes changed for the better.”

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