The Demigod Diaries (The Heroes of Olympus Series)

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What dangers do runaway demigods Luke and Thalia face on their way to Camp Half-Blood? Are Percy and Annabeth up to the task of rescuing stolen goods from a fire-breathing giant who doesn't take kindly to intruders? How exactly are Leo, Piper, and Jason supposed to find a runaway table, dodge a band of party-loving Maenads (who just might be a little psychotic), and stave off a massive explosion...all in one hour or less?
With his trademark wit and creativity, Rick Riordan ...
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Overview

What dangers do runaway demigods Luke and Thalia face on their way to Camp Half-Blood? Are Percy and Annabeth up to the task of rescuing stolen goods from a fire-breathing giant who doesn't take kindly to intruders? How exactly are Leo, Piper, and Jason supposed to find a runaway table, dodge a band of party-loving Maenads (who just might be a little psychotic), and stave off a massive explosion...all in one hour or less?
With his trademark wit and creativity, Rick Riordan answers these questions and more in three never-before-seen short stories that provide vital back-story to the Heroes of Olympus and Percy Jackson books. Original art, enlightening character interviews and profiles, puzzles, and a quiz add to the fun in this action-packed collection.
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Editorial Reviews

Children's Literature - Paula Rohrlick
Fans of Riordan's wildly popular series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians," which began with The Lightning Thief, will appreciate this collection of tales and activities. There are four new short stories about the misadventures of the teenage demigods: "The Diary of Luke Castellan," "Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes," "Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford," and "Son of Magic." This last tale was written by Riordan's teenage son Haley, who, as Riordan explains, inspired the character of Percy. As in the novels, fantasy, adventure and humor abound as mythology meets the modern era. Other features of this volume include full-color character portraits, interviews with Hermes's snakes, word games, a map of Halycon Green's house, a decode-the-secret-message game based on the names of Greek and Roman gods, and a diagram of Bunker 9. Riordan, a former middle school teacher, knows mythology and his target audience well, and Percy's many followers will be thrilled by this addition to the chronicles of the Camp Half-Blood heroes. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781423163008
  • Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
  • Publication date: 8/14/2012
  • Series: Heroes of Olympus Series
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 489
  • Age range: 10 - 14 Years
  • Product dimensions: 5.60 (w) x 7.16 (h) x 0.93 (d)

Meet the Author

Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan (www.rickriordan.com) is the author of three different mythology-based series for Disney-Hyperion: the best-selling Percy Jackson series, the Kane Chronicles, and The Heroes of Olympus series. The first book in the Kane Chronicles, The Red Pyramid, was a number 1 New York Times bestseller. The five books in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series have sold millions of copies, been published in more than thirty countries, and inspired a major motion picture. Rick's novels for adults include the hugely popular Tres Navarre series, winner of the top three awards in the mystery genre. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons.

Biography

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a terrific YA series by former middle school teacher and mystery writer Rick Riordan that revamps Greek mythology in a fun, fresh way kids find enthralling. A trouble-prone teen with attention deficit disorder and dyslexia, Percy is the half-blood son of Poseidon, one of 12 Olympian gods making mischief right here in 21st-century America. Praised by critics, librarians, and teachers, the Percy Jackson books have been honored with numerous awards and appear consistently on The New York Times bestseller list.

The series grew out of a sequence of bedtime stories Riordan invented for his son Haley -- who, at eight, had just been diagnosed with learning disabilities. Although Haley was having trouble in school, he loved the Greek myths and asked his dad to tell him some stories about the gods and heroes. Riordan ran through the standards from mythology, then began to invent new tales featuring some of the same characters and introducing a brave boy hero enough like Haley to make things interesting!

Haley begged his father to write the stories down, and in 2005, The Lightning Thief was published to excellent reviews. It was an instant hit with preteens, who loved the concept of a kid much like themselves -- i.e., embroiled in the everyday problems of school, family, and relationships -- embarking on heroic quests, soothing vengeful gods, and battling monsters.

In addition to Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Riordan also writes books for adults, most notably a series of high-octane Tex-Mex thrillers featuring private investigator Jackson "Tres" Navarre, a complicated loner with an offbeat pedigree. (Tres -- pronounced "Trace" -- is a tai chi master with a Ph.D. in medieval literature who turns to detective work when he is unable to find a teaching job!) The first novel in the series, 1997's Big Red Tequila, scooped the Anthony and Shamus Awards, two of the three most prestigious prizes for Mystery & Crime fiction. Riordan completed the trifecta when his sequel, The Widower's Two-Step, won the coveted Edgar Award in 1999.

Between the two series, Riordan remains incredibly busy. For several years, he balanced writing with teaching English to middle school students. Reluctantly, he has left teaching (a career he thoroughly enjoyed) in order to write full-time, but he still harbors hopes that someday he'll return to the classroom. Meanwhile, he makes frequent visits to schools and enjoys meeting young readers on his book tours.

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    1. Hometown:
      San Antonio, TX
    1. Date of Birth:
      June 5, 1964
    2. Place of Birth:
      San Antonio, TX
    1. Education:
      B.A. in English and History, University of Texas

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 14, 2012

    Demigod diaries

    This is the perfect example of a book you cannot put down. I read the whole book in less than 5 hours and i loved it! The diaries of luke castelleam was just what I wanted. I always wanted to know how luke and thalia met annabeth and i finally found it! Percy jackson and the staff of hermes was the perfect percy/annabeth story. I felt like rick riordan was trying to recreate the percy jackson adventures but fell slightly short, but i still loved it! Leo valdez and the quest for buford was amazing! I loved the fact that the group of demigods was the same and leo was so funny! All i was thinking when ifound put that piper and jason were an item is that reyna wouldnt like that! And last but not least, the son of magic! The writing debut of ricks son haley! It answered so many questions thatmany readers would have after reading the whole series. It also made me think differently about the demigods everyone knows and loves from the origional series. Dont get me wrong,i still love them, i just understand the demigods who fought for kronos more. Overall, i think this was the perfect book to keep anyone satisfied until the mark of athena on october 2nd. My overall comment is: watch out rick, haley's got an awesome future as an author ahead of him and he will likely surpass your amazing best selling records!

    Thanks to anyone who is reading this. I know it is long and i hope you found it helpful!

    81 out of 88 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 18, 2012

    Are you a Percy Jackson fan? Do you like Greek Mythology? Do you

    Are you a Percy Jackson fan? Do you like Greek Mythology? Do you like
    laugh-out-loud, on-the-edge-of-your-seat, heart-pounding books? If you
    answered yes to any of these question, then The Demigod Diaries is the
    book your you! First ever book where they really get into Percabeth's
    relationship! And you get to read Luke's diary and find out how he
    really felt about Thalia! And of course, more laughs with Leo Valdez.
    AND THERE'S THE A PHOTO OF THALIA GRACE. What more can you ask for?
    Rick's son, Haley Riordan, has a short story in there explaining what
    happened to the demigods in Kronos's army after The Last Olympian and
    much more! Don't think twice, JUST BUY THE BOOK. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

    38 out of 43 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 7, 2012

    Pw Percy jackson is the best charecter in a book ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    We want more prrcy jackson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) (:

    31 out of 66 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 17, 2012

    to person who said read this

    U cant be a demigod if both ur parents are gods

    25 out of 70 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 31, 2012

    Me got to see it!!!!!

    Me want so badly

    22 out of 61 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 12, 2012

    Omgggggggg!!

    This is a must read!!!!!!!!!!!

    18 out of 27 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 11, 2012

    Ultimate Guide

    I bet this quide wil be the longest pages, most stories, most games, and the best one published guide from Rick Riordan. I went to the Son of Neptune premeire or event, but my friend (not really a friend now, he's disgusting) ruined it by wanting to come. He wasn't at home when I went to pick him up. He came 20 minutes later. I really wanted to see Rick Riordan, the best author ever lived. So now I'm hoping that he will come again on October.

    18 out of 40 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 10, 2012

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I cant wait for it to come out!!!!!!!!

    15 out of 25 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 15, 2012

    Loved it

    I loved this book! I wasn't sure about getting this at first because there were some bad comments. My advice is for you to NOT LISTEN TO THEM! It was such a good book.

    11 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 8, 2012

    6 more days!!!!

    They will pulverize Gaea!!!!!!!

    11 out of 24 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 23, 2012

    G

    Want to read

    9 out of 22 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 23, 2012

    Amazing but a bit boring

    Everything was great and all but the son of magic was a bit boring to me. It took me days to finish the son of magic because i wasnt interested. Sorry haley riordan but you may need to humour your writing a bit and spice it up.

    8 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 13, 2012

    Yay!

    I heart tese books!:)

    8 out of 20 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 27, 2012

    To demigods everywhere

    This is your last chance to join me... This is annabeth...Percy and i need your help... To find us you must go to camp halfblood.. if you dont it will be the end of the world as we know it... please come as soon as you can...we are located in long island, NY... if you are unable to come you may iris message me...Be sure that you're trying your hardest we need all the help that we can get demigods, hear my plead...please help Percy, Leo, Piper, Hazel, Jason, and me...We will be waiting... please all demigods... everyone here ar camp will be standing by we dont have very long until gaea awakens...the prophecy is slowly coming to life as we speak... If you have a heart and a demigod soul, you will be trained by our best..

    P.S.
    Read the series it's amazing espcially the mark of Athena
    This is Annabeth signing off

    7 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 18, 2012

    ?,

    WHERE WERE THE PICTURES?!?!?!?

    7 out of 24 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 25, 2012

    RE RE, how

    O... thanks!

    6 out of 25 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 20, 2012

    Anonymos

    Looooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeee the book it was awesome this is what went wrong absolutely nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooootttttttttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

    5 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 19, 2012

    Wow

    Amazing

    5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 16, 2012

    Awesome book!

    Awesome book!

    5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 12, 2012

    Awesome book

    This book is going to be awesome i hope it comes out soon or i will explode and i hope it good enough to keep me calm untill the mark of athena comes out cant wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!¿!!!!!!

    5 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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