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born
San Antonio, TX -
family
I live with my wife and two sons, Haley and Patrick. -
pets
one dog (a Golden Labrador mix) and two black cats. -
jobs
For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002, Saint Mary's Hall honored him with the school's first Master Teacher Award. Riordan made a "reluctant" decision to leave teaching, a career he thoroughly enjoyed, to write full-time. -
book # 1
it was the first one of the series -
book#2
When Thalia’s tree is mysteriously poisoned, the magical borders of Camp Half-Blood begin to fail. Now Percy and his friends have just days to find the only magic item powerful to save the camp before it is overrun by monsters. The catch: they must sail into the Sea of Monsters to find it. Along the way, Percy must stage a daring rescue operation to save his old friend Grover, and he learns a terrible secret about his own family, which makes him question whether being the son of Poseidon is an h -
mark twain award
<>Mark Twain Award</a>2008 Mark Twain Award for The Lightning Thief -
favorite song
Tangled Up in Blue, by Bob Dylan
