My folks had given me the coin for my twelfth birthday. The face was worn away so badly I couldn’t even tell if it was supposed to be a man or a woman. It was an old, heavy silver coin with a gigantic tree etched on one side, and a face engraved on the other. I ran my hand along the orange lockers, then reached down to the keychain hanging out of my front pocket. Teachers usually say I’m too smart for my own good.Īnyway, as I made my way toward the principal’s office, I wondered what I had done this time. When I was in kindergarten, my first report cards said things like “accident-prone” and “always seems to find trouble,” but over time, the timbre shifted to more accusatory, as if everything was my fault. Something inexplicable happens, and then I just seem to make it worse by doing the exact wrong thing. That’s just one example, but if I’m entirely honest with you, I’ve experienced weird incidents like that my whole life.
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Something about me had freaked out that otter so much that she felt safer in a tank full of sharks.
Nobody blamed me for the incident, but I knew the truth. The otter had calmed down as soon as I left and she allowed the divers to return her to her otter-mates. We were shepherded back to school right away, but thankfully we heard later that Lola had been recovered safely. I decided to trust Marilyn, because she looked like a librarian with her pulled-back hair and black eyeglasses, which were attached to one of those cord thingies so she would never lose them.
“The sharks were just fed this morning, so Lola should be okay. “Don’t worry,” said Marilyn, sounding pretty worried. The entire class circled the perimeter of the kelp forest while a diver suited up to fetch Lola. She hopped and flopped her way over to the next tank-which happened to house a kelp forest and a bunch of sharks-and SPLOOSH, disappeared straight inside. I was afraid she might attack me, but instead she almost seemed afraid of me. Marilyn, the aquarium lady, had just finished telling us about their sharp little teeth, so it wasn’t like any of us was going to try to catch Lola. My biology class went on a behind-the-scenes tour at the local aquarium, and while my friends and I were on the roof, checking out the sea otter tanks, this seventeen-year-old sea otter named Lola took one look at me and torpedoed up and out of the water.įor the record, sea otters are NOT all fuzzy and friendly. I’m always getting into trouble, usually over crazy stuff. My face flushed as oooooh’s circulated around the room. “Who would the principal like to see today?” A message from the front office almost always meant that somebody was in trouble, and often that somebody was me. Across the aisle, my best friend Sam shot me a nervous glance. Lane from the front office.”Īll the students looked up.
Just as I made my selection, the intercom crackled. He always lobbed us an easy bonus question. Although he was a little intense with his expectations, the Professor wasn’t entirely heartless. Papers rustled as other students did the same. He also used to be a hippie, but the only remaining evidence of his wilder days were his too-long brown hair and the acoustic guitar he always kept nearby, just in case a folk song could illuminate some teaching concept.Īs soon as the quiz was distributed, I flipped straight to the end for the one thing I knew I could answer: the extra credit question. Scheer “the Professor” because he used to teach college. Let’s see what you remember from our Greek mythology unit!” “All books and notebooks away! Take out a pen or pencil. Scheer, our English teacher, grinned like this was fantastic news. They indicate that you have a decision to make.Īnd remember, your selections will have consequences. As he is pitted against zombies, ghosts, and demons, you’ll help Zane navigate through this adventure and learn who his godly parent is.īe sure to read the prompts. The choices you make will impact the story at every turn. Use your demigod skills to help Zane Carver in his battle to survive. Hyperion Books, 125 West End Avenue, New York, New York 10023.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
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