Rick Riordan
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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2005
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
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2006
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
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2008
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The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
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2007
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
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2009
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
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2010
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The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)
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2012
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The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)
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2011
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The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4)
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2013
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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
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2010
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My classroom, back when I was a full-time teacher, I guess. I would write parts of The Lightning Thief while I was proctoring final exams. I've written in all kinds of cool places since then, though: a cruise ship balcony overlooking Barcelona, a ter
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It won't surprise you to learn I am more of a book person. I am a big Star Trek fan though, and have watched the many iterations of that multiple times. Also a Star Wars fan. And Lord of the Rings, because that was a formative book series for me as a
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I read this a while back, but I suppose I needed some time to process what I'd experienced. Johnson writes with clarity and power about their experience growing as a Queer Black child in New Jersey, not knowing where they fit in and wishing, as they ...more | |
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When was the last time I read a book this mind-blowingly original? Light from Uncommon Stars takes elements of different familiar story lines -- a deal with the Devil, aliens from outer space living among us, and the all-too-real struggles of a young ...more | |
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Grab Your Sword and Your Spaghetti. We’re Going to War. You can only choose one. Would you rather: A) Live with your parents as they travel the world, hunting vampiric monsters called adze, learning to handle a battle ax and sword and drawing magical ...more |
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Do you remember San Madrigal? Oh, that beautiful island swallowed by the sea . . . the Atlantis of the Caribbean! The irresistible music of the kameros electrified the tropical evenings. The Grand Fetes swirled with color and joyful chaos: dancing, s ...more |
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An orphanage for magical children. An impossible romance between two gentle, caring men who live worlds apart. A shadowy bureaucracy that wants to keep magical children "safe" and away from the eyes of the general public. The power of found family an ...more | |
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I was surprised and delighted to find myself back in the village of Three Pines for the second Gamache mystery. I had assumed the quaint and tiny community in the Quebec Eastern Townships would be a one-off setting for Gamache's inaugural adventure, ...more | |
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I loved Colson Whitehead's take on the zombie apocalypse, Zone One, so I wanted to see what he did with this novel, a sort of alternate history of pre-Civil War America in which the Underground Railroad, a loosely organized system which tried to help ...more | |
“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
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I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― The Titan's Curse
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
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I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― The Titan's Curse
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