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    Short explanation/summary of the book: Titan’s Curse, by Rick Riordan is the book that describes the friendship between Percy Jackson and Annabeth. Grover had been sent to the school to recruit more demigods for Camp Half-Blood, as Luke had been trying to steal them away to join his and Kronos’s Titan army. Thalia uses her abilities to charm the school staff, letting the group blend in and sneak into a school dance. There, they reunite with Grover who identifies two of the students, Bianca and…

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    destroy western civilization. Luke has a huge hatred to the gods. As Rick Riordan, author of the series, states, Kronos doesn't build. He only destroys (1). Last but not least, the final villain Gaea. Gaea became evil when she wakes up and finds out houses and trash cover the world she loves. She wants to bring the world back to its original self when everything was pure. Gaea gets most of her children to take the gods down. As Rick states she is cold and distant (1). To conclude, these…

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    Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief is an overall fantastic book. Whether the book is being read for a school book report or just read for enjoyment, this book is a very solid and enjoyable choice. This book is comparable to the Harry Potter books for any Harry Potter lovers out there. It is very easy to recommend this book for anyone to read. Percy Jackson is just a regular kid. He goes to school and has friends. On an ordinary visit to the beach with his best friend, Percy is attacked by a…

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    Rick Riordan’s children’s fantasy novel The House of Hades (2013) caused controversy when it was released for the explicit inclusion of the first queer child, Nico di Angelo, in mainstream children’s fantasy. Though Nico had been present in six instalments beforehand, in The House of Hades Nico came out as having feelings for Percy Jackson. Since The House of Hades, Riordan’s novels have featured gay, bisexual, and transgender characters. While queer themes may not be explicit in the rest of his…

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    The book I read is Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of The Dead by Rick Riordan. The first emoji that I would use to describe this book is the red emoji in the second row. This emoji depicts anger. Magnus is angry at Loki and is trying to prevent Ragnarok so his friends could have a shot at a normal life. "I had to give Sam and Amir a chance to be happy and Annabeth and Percy and Percy's littler sister Estelle." "... Instead it made me angry." The second emoji I chose is the crying…

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    The book that I am reading is called, "The Book of Three" in the series of "The Chronicles of Prydain" By Lloyd Alexander. When I first started reading the book, my reaction was surprised, because I never thought that there would be a book that fitted my likings. When I saw the book on the library shelf, I thought, "Hey why not just give it a try!" so that's what I did. The book itself was visually appealing, with bright colors and warm scenery with a luscious forest scene with the Horned King…

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    Percy Jackson and the Lightning thief By Rick Riordan The novel starts with a 12-year-old boy named Percy Jackson, a boarding student who suffered from dyslexia and ADHD at Yancy academy, which is a private school for troubled kids. He narrates about his life and how he transferred from school to school due to the bad things that happened in each school he attended, but not until this field trip at a museum, he discovered things he never knew existed. Percy Jackson and the Lighting thief is a…

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    towards Rick Riordan with the announcement that he is writing a new series in the same world as his other books. I seriously don’t understand,…

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    The Lightning Thief, written by Rick Riordan, is the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This book is a fantasy-adventure novel, which is based on Greek mythology. It's the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan, who is known by his Percy Jackson novel series. The Lightning Thief is the first book of the Percy Jackson's novel, which published in June, 2005 after it was sold at auction to Miramax Books. It appeared on The New York Times children's Bestseller list…

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    I have just read a book called ‘’Percy Jackson The Demigod Files’’ by Rick Riordan and I thought it was a very interesting book and it is one of the best books I have read. There were three different storys in the book but all of them were about Percy Jackson. Percy is the main charahter in the book and he is the son of Poseidon and his mother is a mortal human. Since his father is immortal and his mother is a mortal human, that makes him a demigod/half-blood. Percy appears to live a normal…

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