Next up in Rick Riordan Presents is the hilarious and imaginative story of Sal Vidon and Gabi Real. They meet in the principal’s office over a raw chicken and end up tering holes in the universe! Sal and Gabi Break the Universe is a wild ride by Carlos Hernandez, and we’ve got the first chapter ready to share!

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There’s all sorts of bad advice out there about how to deal with bullies. Ignore them. Stand up to them. Tell a teacher, tell a parent, tell your dentist while he’s jamming your teeth back into your face.

The real way to deal with a bully is to stick a raw chicken in their locker.

I had my showdown with Yasmany Robles just three days after I had started my new life at Culeco Academy of the Arts, a magnet school in the middle of Miami. To get in, you had to have good grades, pass an interview, and either submit a portfolio (for painting or writing) or audition (for theater or music). You’d think all the effort someone has to go through to get into Culeco would’ve kept out bullies, but I guess not.

I guess there are just too many of them in the world. If your school only allowed in kids who’d never pick on anyone, you’d have an empty school.

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