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Lots of death, huh? Personally, I'm trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun!

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Military City
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Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
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Yeah, flattering. Percy raised Riptide. But actually I'm the son of Poseidon. I'm from Camp Half-Blood.
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What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should've been named ADHD poster child of the year.
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Hey! I screamed, waving the jacket, running to one side of the monster. Hey, stupid! Ground beef!
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Percy!” he bellowed. He dropped his broom and ran at me. If you’ve never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I’m telling you, it’ll wake you up quick.
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We don’t have much time. Mel will be out of the restroom soon.” “You’ve got a magician named Mel?
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The world will fall, the gods will die, and I will never achieve a perfect score on this stupid machine. -Dionysus
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I remembered the last time Annabeth and I had parted ways, when she'd given me a kiss for luck in Mount St. Helens. This time, all I got was the hat.
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I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don't pick up a book are engaged with what I'm writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I've done my job.
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She sacrificed her life to make things right, Mitchell grumbled. She[Silena Beuregard] was a hero
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I can't get through the year without getting kicked out or blowing something up.
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