Rick Riordan

     My favorite character in this book would have to be Peter. He was a little bit of a tough guy yet timid, but wasn’t afraid to fight for his siblings lives. Peter was the oldest amongst his brother and two sisters and was most likely the brains and brawn of the bunch. In this story, Peter has to fight off a wolf to test his courage or, in Aslan’s words, win his spurs. He returns victorious and is knighted by the lion called Aslan. His brother Edmund, a very mischievous boy and a bother to his sisters Lucy and Susan, looks up to Him though he never admits to it. Peter was definitely the highlight of this book.

My favorite character in this novel was Willa. Although her part of the book is more focused on her son, Seth, I found her a very compassionate, compelling character. The love story between her and Robert, childhood sweethearts, is beautiful. She is a strong member of the Deaf community, and advocate for a fair and ASL-based education of Deaf children. Seth describes her as an attentive and patient mother throughout her whole life, and she also

English Comparison between ‘On Paris’ pg. 103-105 and ‘Rick Steves’ Walking Tour of the Louvre Museum’ pg. 55-57.

One major theme in the book is coming of age. Both Alex and Dean are pushed into situations where they must make life or death decisions on the behalf of a group of children. This forces them to leave behind all of their childish notions of how the world should

Characters: Although there were a reasonable amount of characters in the story, there were only two that were important and consistent throughout the book. The others didn’t have much of an impact into the story.

Then there is Alex, who is Dean's younger brother. He is a technology freak that later finds out that it will come in handy. Next, there is Niko. Niko is one of Dean's best friends who shows charge and authority in the book when making the adult decisions. Then there are two football jocks, Jake and Brayden. They don't really care what goes on and decide to take the bad side of things when they start to switch to drugs. Astrid is another character in the book. She is shown as Dean's love life, but when things get out of hand she starts to change. Last, there is a whole group of little kids that symbolize as innocence until they become more than they can handle by making decisions that could lead to a crucial result.

Rick Riordan was born June 5, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas (Biography). He was born into a very talented household. His mother was a musician and could play multiple instruments. His father was a sculptor and did many works with clay. Riordan learned to read at a young age, reading mostly stories of mythical animals and gods and goddesses. Riordan began writing poems and short stories in middle school. He sent his first short story in for publication when he was just thirteen. Unfortunately the book was not published, but soon after he had two short stories published in UTSA literary magazine (Riordan). He attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio where he lived in a small house nearby with his parents as an only child. He soon was voted as an editor for the

Rick Riordan is a bestselling author. He has many influences on why he started writing. Riordan also bases many book on mythology and gods and their family. Riordan's distant style on how he writes, which separates him from other writers like Suzanne Collins. Many of Riordan's books are popular he has novels; but also has illustrations books. Riordan's books have great qualities and are very informational on the gods and mythical creatures. He gets very creative, which is another great quality. Riordan's books are very relatable if you remove the mythical creatures trying to kill everybody. Many ways to get information is reviewing already published books. Interpreting the writing also helps understand the writer. Understanding the main points

The main characters, both good and evil, are well-fleshed out. Robert is the typical hero: he is always doing the honorable thing and fighting the enemy to save the princess - even if it means dying in the process. Simmonne is sweet and honest; however, at times I felt that the author depicted her as a weak female in a world dominated by men. Oul’sor, Robert’s worthy enemy, is blinded by

I've never read any of Rick Riordan books before, But when I read The Lightning Thief I actually liked it. I liked how you describe each event that was happening. And how you would tell us what the characters were doing, where they were at, and the character names that were in that event. One thing I really liked is how you went into specific details in your book. While I was reading your book it felt like I was watching a movie because it had some much detail. There were some parts that I didn't like, but other than those parts the book was good. I also didn't like one of the characters, The character that I didn't like was Gabe Percy step-dad. The reason I don't like Gabe is that he's rude to Percy, Gabe basically treats Percy as his slave.

In the beginning Magnus, Alex, Sam, Hearth, Blitz, Halfborn and, Mallory set out on their quest to stop Ragnarok. They set sail of their war ship, The Big Banana, but are quickly stopped by sea giants. The crew is saved by Magnus’ grandfather Njord, who grants them safe passage to Jorvik. While on the ship Magnus learns how TJ died and how he learned to not hold grudges, as well as Mallory’s death

I was able to identify with Peter who was afraid at first to be the leader but later on he did a great job. I strongly recommend this book because it is touching and it shows how children has done a great job, with very responsible actions. I was very moved with Jan Lasek because even if he can die, he risked his life for Peter. How touching and amazing is that?? I think I can’t have done it. I was inspired with Uncle Victor’s idea. If children is around, who would think they are carrying a gold?? It was a great idea. It taught me that if we really want something, they risk their lifes to. Like for example, if my mother is sick, than I’ll do anything to fix it. Won’t you?

Rick Riordan is a full time author and has written many best selling books. A few of his bestsellers include Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus series. If an author can write that many bestsellers than he must be good.

Growing up, people realize that around the time of reaching a mature state, education has affected their personal family life in one way or the other. With that being said, in his essay, “The Achievement of Desire”, Richard Rodriguez headed towards a path where he was unconsciously distancing himself from his family and becoming much more independent than he had expected. Rodriguez gives the reader a sentimental idea of the two contrary lives he had growing up, the life he had as a child, and the life he has as an educated man. He continued believing in his aspiration of how benefits of education can remarkably outweigh the past struggles of both his family and himself. Like Rodriguez, I also, in the past, found some form of solitude

A 28-year old biologist from Norway who is researching his thesis on polar bears. Rune's environmental focus sometimes puts him at odds with the other researchers. Initially, Rune has three colleagues at the station. There is Al, an older researcher turned oil prospector, who Rune sometimes clash heads with. Tully, a handy-man of sorts.