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I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don’t pick up a book are engaged with what I’m writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I’ve done my job.

Rick Riordan

I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
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Always Back Badge Country Difference Discover Hear Kids Learn Love People Wear
Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasn’t a compliment. “I will rend your limbs from their sockets!” he shouted. “I will—” “Die?” Carter suggested.
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Ancient Compliment Country Family Limb Rend Scream Socket Something Sure
Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
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Always Escape People Pull Punishment Something Told Wonderful Young
Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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Earn Given Knowledge Sought Value
Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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Alone Burn Country Daughter Mark People Person Walk Wisdom
Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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Great Need Require Risk Victor
It’s always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.
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Always Become Character Friend Hard Longer Series Spend Wrap
If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Burn Going might Well
Otrera stayed dead the second time,” Kinzie said, batting her eyes. “We have to thank you for that. If you ever need a new girlfriend…well, I think you’d look great in an iron collar and an orange jumpsuit.” Percy couldn’t tell if she was kidding or not. He politely thanked her and changed seats.
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Dead Eye Girlfriend New Other Stay Thank Time
Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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Corner Each Litle Own Remake Time World
You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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Anything Forge Mean Must Own Path
It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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Enjoy Feel Hard Joke Like One Practical Whole
Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
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Brave Enough Hero Invincible Mean Needed
Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
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Afterward Air Bottom Bubble Lake Last Laugh Made
Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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Out Plan Thing Way Work
A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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Anyone Anywhere Challenge Go Hero Long Nerve

I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don’t pick up a book are engaged with what I’m writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I’ve done my job.

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I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don’t pick up a book are engaged with what I’m writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I’ve done my job.

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