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I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.

Rick Riordan

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Teacher
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Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
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Long
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Always
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Life
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Um, Grover said. Percy? Yeah? I thought you'd want to know. Yeah? Cerberus? He's saying we've got ten seconds to pray to the god of our choice.After that...well...he's hungry.
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Then something occurred to me. Get closer, I told Blackjack. He whinnied in protest. Just within shouting distance, I said. I need to talk to the statue. Now I'm sure you've lost it, boss, Blackjack said
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Suspecting and knowing are not the same.
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I started to walk away, but she [Clarisse] called out, Percy? Yeah? When you, uh, had that vision about your friends... You were one of them, I promised, Just don't tell anybody, okay? Or I'de have to kill you. A faint smile flickered across her face See you later. See you
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P.S. You'll have to meet with Dan's principal when you get back. He got in trouble for doing ninja moves in class. Don't worry. This happens all the time.
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Bessie?” I looked down at the bull serpent. “But… he’s too cute. He couldn’t destroy the world.” -Percy Jackson
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Why does it have to be so hard? Why can't it be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time?
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[My mom's] funny that way, celebrating special occasions with blue food. I think it's her way of saying anything is possible. Percy can pass seventh grade. Waffles can be blue. Little miracles like that.
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The Friday before winter break, my mom packed me an overnight bag and a few deadly weapons and took me to a new boarding school.
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Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and gave him a kiss whenever he did something stupid. She must have kissed me a lot, Percy thought.
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I looked back, but Bast and Sadie seemed fine. They were still staring at the water as if it were some amazing Internet video.
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Leo couldn't help smiling. That could be fun. Fun she said unhappily. Blue elephants. Blue elephants. Kiss me you fool. You fool.
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What exactly did you find in Atlanta?” Frank unzipped his backpack and started bringing out souvenirs. “Some peach preserves. A couple of T-shirts. A snow globe. And, um, these not-really-Chinese handcuffs.” Annabeth forced herself to stay calm. “How about you start from the top—of the story, not the backpack.
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Maybe—just maybe—Sadie had my best interests at heart. (I just caught her making faces at me, so maybe not.)
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Poseidon held out his arms and gave me a hug. I realized, a little embarrassed, that I'd never actually hugged my dad before. He was warm—like a regular human—and he smelled of a salty beach and fresh sea air.
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This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people.
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It's useless to lecture a human.
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He had no idea where the stereotype of dumb giggly blondes came from. Ever since he'd met Annabeth at the Grand Canyon last winter,when she'd marched toward him with that Give me Percy Jackson or I’ll kill you expression, Leo had thought of blondes as much too smart and much too dangerous.
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Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we liked it!
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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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