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Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I never had a good answer for them. It took me a long time to realize they were right.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
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Teacher
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Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Long
Taught
Mystery
Good
Middle
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Never
Often
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Kids
Took
Mysteries
School
Realize
Adult
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Wasn
Wrote
Right
Realizing
Adults
Writing
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