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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
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Never
Often
Students
Time
Kids
Took
Mysteries
School
Realize
Adult
Back
Wasn
Wrote
Right
Realizing
Adults
Writing
Answers
Answer
Long
Taught
Mystery
Good
Middle
Asked

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