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    Rick Riordan is the reward winning, first class maker of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and the creator of another game plan The 39 Clues. For Rick Riordan, a rest time story conferred to his most oldest child was just the begin of his enterprise into the universe of kids' books.Born on June 5, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas,Rick Riordan still keeps sharing his insight into Greek Gods and different things through his books. Rick Riordan experienced childhood in Texas and went to secondary school there too.As a child Rick got a kick out of the chance to peruse dream books and mythology. One of his most loved books was the Lord Of The Rings. He likewise got a kick out of the chance to compose at a youthful age and even attempted to get his first story distributed at 13 years old. He wasn't effective the first run through, however he continued attempting and all his diligent work would pay off numerous years after the fact.In secondary…

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    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…

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    In the fictional novel for young adults, The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, the main character, Percy Jackson, finds out that the life he has known is all a lie. He learns that he is the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea. He also finds out that Zeus, the god of the skies, has accused him of stealing his most precious weapon, a lightning bolt. Throughout the book, Percy goes on an exciting journey to find the true culprit of the crime he has been accused of, and stop a civil war between…

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    Critic’s Review The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan follows the alternative POVs of Percy, Hazel, and Frank on a quest to save the god Thanatos from confinement. This fantasy and adventure novel is something I recommend to everyone because of the added humor, action, and the mix of Romand and Greek mythology. Although some of the events in this novel can not happen in real life, there are some issues the characters deal with personally that make them relatable. I believe that everyone has faced…

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    Known as the author of the famous YA series Percy Jackson (my favorite books ever), Riordan creates these beautiful worlds out of ancient Greek mythology and fully integrates them into the real world, delivering knowledge and entertainment to young children. Although at first glance entrepreneurship and writing books seem like two completely different areas, they actually share a lot in common – both try to utilize creativity to bring new things to the world; there is also the skill of taking…

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    Rick Riordan

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    Although the concept and word, feminism can be roots back to the late 1800s and early 1900s, Rick Riordan is able to pull the and further prove the idea with the use of the Greek mythology, a source dating back to around 100 BC. Using a source as influential towards our current society and as ancient, Riordan references a source not only credible, but allows readers to realize that the concept of women's equality and empowerment dates back even before the idea was formed into one word. As…

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    Sea Of Monsters

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    The book, The Sea of Monsters written by Rick Riordan is a book like no other. The author integrated the the real world with Greek stories to show the readers how life would be different this way. The main character, Percy faced problems with his families such as accepting Tyson as his brother, Percy learns to accept the fact that even though his dad was a busy man he still showed sympathy towards him. At the end, Percy learns from his problems that acceptance is the guideline to triumph. In…

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    The Lightning Thief

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    characters in "The Lightning Thief" are Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, Sally Jackson, Luke Castellan, Poseidon and Zeus. Percy Jackson is the saint and storyteller of novel. Percy is the child of Poseidon, the ocean's leader and one of the "Enormous Three" divine beings. His mom is a mortal named Sally Jackson, making Percy a demigod. Annabeth Chase is Percy's companion and little girl of the Greek goddess, Athena. Percy's closest companion is Grover Underwood, who is a satyr.…

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    Homer is a hero, Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson surpasses Telemachus in his heroism and nobility by a landslide. Although people may believe Telemachus is favored by the gods, brave, and even caring, Percy Jackson exceeds all of these things because he is not just helped by the gods but given powers from them, is much more braver than Telemachus, and will do anything, absolutely anything to save his friends and family. To begin, Telemachus is favored by the goddess Athena who aids him in many…

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    The Sword Of Summer Essay

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    In the book, The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, the main character Magnus and the Sword of Summer (or Sumarbrander, in Norse) had a relationship that changed through the storyline. In the beginning they didn’t know or trust each other, but later in the book they developed a strong bond of friendship. Magnus and the sword first met when Magnus pulled it up from the bottom of the Charles river to fight the fire giant king Surt. At first, Magnus and the sword were total strangers to…

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