“Making Percy ADHD and dyslexic was my way of honoring potential of all the kids I’ve known who have those conditions...It’s not a bad thing to be different. Sometimes, it’s the mark of being very, very talented. That’s what Percy discovers about himself in The Lightning Thief.” This was said by Rick Riordan in a video interview with Scholastic talking about his inspiration for the book, “The Lightning Thief”. Being a Texas grown kid in the late 60’s, he had no aspiration of being a writer, but the dreams of being a rock star. This all changed once Riordan became a middle school teacher and a full time dad in the early 90’s. Overall, Rick Riordan’s love for Greek mythology, mysteries, and his children, have influenced him to be one of the
