You may know that I've long admired Rick Riordan's writing and his Percy Jackson series which have been the gateway into books for many kids that I know. I've been lucky enough to meet him and I am always impressed by his kind and gracious manner toward his young fans and goggle-eyed librarians.
I think I started thinking of him as "Rockstar Rick Riordan" from the moment I turned the last page of The Lightning Thief. I knew I was holding reading gold* in my hands. "The man is a rockstar!" I thought.
Read his post about school visits.
Is there a title beyond "rockstar" I can apply to him?
*reading gold: a book that will convince a non-reader that there ARE some books worth reading for just the sheer pleasure of the experience.
Camille, I had drafted a response to this post before I say yours, and I said "Read the whole post, and you'll see why I'm such a fan". Great minds think alike, I guess. I thought it was a wonderful post.
ReplyDeleteJen, we should start the RRR fan club. Great minds indeed.
ReplyDeleteI'm in for the fan club.
ReplyDeleteI love your definition of the phrase "reading gold!" Thanks for the link to Rick Riordan's blog-- I enjoyed the post about visiting schools and also the one about The Golden Compass controversy.
ReplyDelete