Rick Riordan
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Born
in San Antonio, Texas, The United States
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November 2013
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/campjupiter
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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2005
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
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2006
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
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2008
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The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
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2007
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
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2009
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
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2010
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The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)
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2012
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The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)
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2011
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The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4)
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2013
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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
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A bookseller friend in Houston recommended this series to me, and now I see why. It's a rock 'em sock 'em thriller perfect for fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Robert B. Parker's Spenser, or similar series. The tough-guy-with-a-heart-of-gold POV is ...more | |
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Why yes, I do think about the Roman Empire all the time. Of course, I write books about Greek and Roman mythology, so I like to think I have a good reason, but if you are a fellow Roman history buff, you can't do much better than Tom Holland for acce ...more | |
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I picked up this book thinking it was a murder mystery, which it is in a way, but it turned all my assumptions upside-down after the first chapter. Tom Kettle is a retired detective, living on his own in a cottage on the Irish coast. Two younger dete ...more | |
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If you had the power to take revenge on those who hurt you, would you make them suffer as you suffered – an eye for an eye? If so, would this bring you closure? These are grim questions, not easy to talk about. But for survivors of sexual violence, th ...more |
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If Your Mirror Could Talk, What Would it Say? It turns out, a lot. In Roshani Chokshi’s take on Filipino mythology, every reflective surface is a doorway into the spirit world. Your mirror is always watching, always listening. If you could learn how to ...more |
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Thanks to Mark Oshiro for recommending this book to me! An excellent middle-grade adventure about vampires and vampire hunters, The Vanquishers reads like a modern mash-up of The Goonies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the best possible way. Bonus po ...more | |
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Life is full of unfairness. For instance, Winston Chu lost his father to a friendly fire accident in Iraq. Now, it’s just Winston, his mom and his two sisters, muddling through life as best they can in their tiny San Francisco apartment. Winston’s mo ...more |
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I read this a while back, but I suppose I needed some time to process what I'd experienced. Johnson writes with clarity and power about their experience growing as a Queer Black child in New Jersey, not knowing where they fit in and wishing, as they ...more | |
“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
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I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― The Titan's Curse
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
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I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― The Titan's Curse
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