When I say that Rick Riordan is one of my favorite authors, I mean it! Every fall he releases a new book and about a month before it comes out, the countdown begins.

The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus)

Gumpy (my Dad’s Dad) gave us a copy of the first book in this set, The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), years ago. Ever since then we’ve been hooked! Percy and his friends are a great cast of characters that make you fall in love with them. And while you’re enjoying a story about Gods and Demi-Gods, you’re learning things about Mythology.

When Mark Of Athena came out, I woke up at 5:00 that morning to download it on my Nook. I finished reading it at 7:28 that morning. And then I woke my siblings up and told them that it was really good and laughed as they glared at me before racing to find their Nooks.

The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles)

While the Percy Jackson books are about Greek and Roman mythology, these books are about Egyptian mythology. And like the Percy books, they’re a great way to learn about Mythology

 I wish he’d written more of these books, but he stopped at three. 🙁

The Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues)

I was at my cousins house once, and none of the cousins my age were there yet. So I went into one of the bedrooms and browsed through the bookshelves, finding this book and the next couple in the series. I ended up borrowing them, because I loved them so much!

Rick Riordan is a great author! Currently I’m waiting for House Of Hades, the next in the Heroes Of Olympus series. 😀

Have you read any of these? What did you think of them?

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