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Rick Riordan by Elaina Knecht Rick Riordan’s Books Book Title Genre The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero Greek Mythology/Fiction The Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune Greek Mythology/Fiction The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena Greek Mythology/Fiction The Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades Greek Mythology/Fiction The Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus Greek Mythology/Fiction Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief Greek Mythology/Fiction The Red Pyramid Egyptian Mythology/Fiction Rick Riordan’s Life Rick Riordan was born on June 5th, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Alamo Heights High School and worked as an editor for the school newspaper. He won third place in state for writing. For a while he got in trouble and for making fun of the school and a losing football team in an underground newspaper he made. He began college at North Texas State thinking they had the best music program and then decided to transfer to the University of Texas in Austin Texas. He graduated with a double major for English and History. He had many childhood influences and the first book he read that was really influential was “Lord of the Rings”. He has two sons, Haley and Patrick, his dog Speedy, and three black cats. He’s wrote many books about Greek mythology (one of his favorite things to learn about in Middle School) and hopefully he will continue to add more to the great collection of books. My Favorite Book: The Red Pyramid It’s a book about a brother and a sister going on this great adventure. After losing their mother they split to different houses and became almost complete strangers to each other. One day their dad (Dr. Julius Kane) accidently set free an Egyptian god while working on an experiment with his two kids. Carter and Sadie Kane (The brother and sister) go on this great adventure trying to save Egyptian gods from waking. Throughout this great adventure including Egyptian mythology Carter and Sadie grow closer during their dangerous mission to try and help the gods. Why I Like Riordan’s Books They are great adventures that always have something new. They take place in mythology including gods and all different cultures. The books include so many different unique characters. Sources of Information http://www.rickriordan.com/home.aspx https://www.google.com/imghp?gws_rd=ssl