Rick Riordan Research Paper

Rick Riordan is an American author who has written over twenty novels for young readers. Some of Rick Riordan’s well known works are the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Heroes of Olympus, The Kane Chronicles, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, and The Trials of Apollo. He has received various awards for his novels, including a two-time Mark Twain Award, and the Children's Choice Books Awards for Author of the Year in 2011. He is also a #1 New York Times best selling author. I chose to write about Rick Riordan because I wanted to gain more knowledge about him and his works. Rick Riordan’s books are exceptionally interesting and have taught me a great deal about Greek mythology. Without reading his series, I may have never known …show more content…
They got married on June 5, 1985. The couple chose to marry on this certain day because it was the day they were both born. Together they had two sons, Patrick Riordan and Haley Riordan. Haley was the inspiration for one of Rick Riordan’s most successful and famous series, the Percy Jackson Series. This inspiration came from bedtime stories Rick was telling his son Haley. Haley asked Rick to tell him bedtime stories about the Greek gods and heroes, with which Rick was eager to comply since he had already taught Greek myths. When he ran out of myths, his son was disappointed and asked if he could make up something new with the same characters.This triggered the thought of Percy Jackson, and once Rick finished telling the story, his son suggested that he write a novel. Haley Riordan also led to the formulation of Percy Jackson having ADHD and dyslexia. Haley was being tested for learning disabilities at the time Rick was writing the series, so to make his son feel better, Rick decided to make Percy Jackson have some of these limitations. This encouraged those with learning disabilities to feel better about themselves, and to be less embarrassed about their