2. Rick was born on
June,5, 1964 on San
Antonio, Texas.
This author’s parents
are Gina Riordan and
Richard Riordan.
As a child ,Rick spent
time swimming ,guitar
playing ,reading ,and
of course ,writing.
3. Rick enjoyed
reading his favorite
book The Lord of
Rings .
Riordan was always
interested in
mythology ; he liked
to explore places’
culture.
4. English and history is
what Rick thought
when he was a teacher.
Riordan has a son
,Haley ,who has ADHD
and Dyslexia.
When Haley was a
child, Rick told him
stories about magic
places and added
mythology.
5. During his free time,
Riordan wrote The Tres
Navarre series ; his
series became a great
hit and even won an
award.
Rick’s inspiration was
the stories he told too
Haley ; he continued to
write.
6. The Kane Chronicles
focus on adventures of
brothers Carter and
Sadie Kane through
Egyptian mythology.
Percy Jackson and the
Olympians is a series
about a boy named
Percy with Dyslexia like
Haley.
7. Heroes of Olympus
is one of Riordan’s
most recent series.
Rick also wrote 39
Clues : The Maze of
Bones.
Riordan got awards
for all of these
series.
8. Rick Riordan’s
childhood.
Riordan
becoming an
author.
Books written by
Rick.