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I thought about all the things I was suddenly able to do—like fight with a sword and summon a magical shell of armor. Those were not things I covered in home school.

Rick Riordan

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
Novelist
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Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
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