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Date of Birth
Richard or Rick Riedan was born on June 5, 1964 near San Antonio, Texas -
High School Graduation
Rick Riordan quickly moved on to college after graduating Alamo Heights High School in Texas -
College Graduation
Rick Riordan graduated from the Unviersity of Texas in 1986. After he graudatedhe began teaching Social Studies at high school in San Fransico. -
Pursuing a Writing Career
Rick Riordan first novel was Big Red Tequila, which was published for adults. This book was the first Tres Navarre series. -
Shamus and Anthony Award
Rick Riordan's first book, Big Red Tequila, was awarded the Shamus and Anthony Award. -
New Books!!!
Rick Riordan created The Widower's Two Step, which was the 2nd book of his series, and his last for a few years. -
Edgar Award
Rick Riordan began working on sequels for the Tres Navarre series, after receiving the the Edgar Award for The Widower's Two-Step. -
The Birth of Percy Jackson
Rick Riordan decided to start a new series which was a complete different change of pace. This book focused on Percy Jackson, a teenage boy. The first installment of the series was given the name, The Lightning Thief. -
Mark Twain Award
Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series became one of the most popular books, nationwide for certain age groups. He continued to write several books in the series. Rick also acquired Rebecca Caudill Award for The Lightning Thief, the first book of the series. Riordan went on to later receive the Mark Twain Award for The Sea of Monsters, which was the second book of the series. -
New Olympus Series
In October of 2010, Rick Riordan debuted his Heroes of Olympus series. After his Bestselling Percy Jackson series, Rick wanted to write a new series with the same mythological plot and focus. -
More Awards
Rick Riordan went on to acquire awards such as School Library Jorunal's Best Book, two Children's Choice Book Awards, the Wyoming Soaring Book Award, and even more. These were all symbols of his hard work paying off. -
Announcing a New Series
In November of 2015, Rick Riordan announced his new Trials of Apollo series. He said the books would start to hit the shelves on May 6, 2016.