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I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Love
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Difference
Learning
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Differences
Badges
Hear
Percy
Kids
Jackson
Back
Honour
Always
Discovered

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