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Bio - Rick Riordan

Genre : Fantasy, Detective Fiction, Mythology Age group : Adult, mostly Intermediate               (link to his website⇾)  Rick Riordan is an american novelist. The New York Times  has deemed him "storyteller of the gods" . He has written several series. The most well known is probably, one of his intermediate and best-selling series,  Percy Jackson and the Olympians , which is based on Greek mythology . The first book ( The Lightning Thief)  was originally published in 2005. The first book was followed by four others (in order; The Sea of Monsters, 2006 , The Titan's Curse, 2007 , The Battle of the Labyrinth, 2008 ) and the last, but certainly not the least The Last Olympian, which was published in 2009. Twentieth-century Fox actually bought the film rights, and turned the first two Percy Jackson books   into movies (the books are way better). Rick Riordan's son Haley actually inspired the fact that Pe...

10 Book and Literary Quotes for Thanksgiving

      These past few years i haven't really had a normal thanksgiving, with the abundant amount food and the overwhelming amount of family. So, this is the first year, in a long time, that i'm actually going to have a lot of family in one place. It's kinda weird to think about. I'm kind of dreading it and looking forward to it at the same time, if that makes any sense.         As i was reading these quotes i was thinking about how we don't really know or realize how much we have until its gone. I know we're told this all the time, but we don't really think about it. We often times just nod our heads and move on with our busy schedules.        Please, just think about this topic, and everything you have, while your reading these quotes.             1. " There are an infinite amount of numbers between 0 and 1. There's .1 and .12 and .112 and an infinite collection of others. Of course, ...

4 YA books you should have on your bookshelf

Whether your reading for fun or reading to pass time, here is a list of 4(technically 6) young adult books every person should have on their bookshelf.    I love reading so much. I think it's freaking awesome that you can sit in one spot and go on multiple adventures. Here's a combination of some of my favorite young adult books. The   Legend trilogy by  Marie Lu Genre: young adult fiction; dystopian, romance, action            This series is set in a dystopian world where a damaged America is split into two countries, one called the Republic and the other called the Colonies where both are feuding for dominance.      The two main characters, a military prodigy named June Iparis and a criminal named Day, both live in the Republic minding their own business. Until, June's older brother is killed and Day is the prime suspect.      This trilogy is a heart-pumping roller coaster, whose plot will...