Demigods and monsters : your favorite authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series / edited and original introduction by Rick Riordan ; with Leah Wilson.
Material type: TextPublisher: Dallas, TX : Smart Pop an imprint of BenBella Books, Inc., [2013]Edition: Expanded editionDescription: x, 242 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781937856366
- 1937856364
- Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson & the Olympians -- Criticism and interpretation -- Juvenile literature
- Children's stories, American -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature
- Fantasy fiction, American -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature
- Literature -- Criticism and interpretation -- Juvenile literature
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 813.54 D379 | Available | 33111009537867 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Which Greek god makes the best parent?
Would you want to be one of Artemis' Hunters?
Why do so many monsters go into retail?
Spend a little more time in Percy Jackson's world-a place where the gods bike among us, monsters man snack bars, and each of us has the potential to become a hero.
Find out-
.Why Dionysus might actually be the best director Camp Half-Blood could have
.How to recognize a monster when you see one
.Why even if we aren't facing manticores and minotaurs, reading myth can still help us deal with the scary things in our own lives
Plus, consult our glossary of people, places, and things from Greek myth- how Medusa got her snake hair extensions, why Chiron isn't into partying and paintball like the rest of his centaur family, and the whole story on Percy's mythical namesake.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Presents a series of essays providing analysis on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, including works by such authors as Jenny Han, Cameron Dokey, Paul Collins, and Ellen Steiber.
Introduction / Rick Riordan -- Monster recognition for beginners / Rosemary Clement-Moore -- Why do so many monsters go into retail? / Cameron Dokey -- Stealing fire from the gods / Paul Collins -- Would you want to be one of Artemis's hunters? / Carolyn MacCullough -- Dionysus : who let him run a summer camp? / Ellen Steiber -- The gods among us / Elizabeth M. Rees -- Eeny meeny miney mo(m) / Jenny Han -- Percy, I am your father / Sarah Beth Durst -- Not even the gods are perfect / Elizabeth E. Wein -- Frozen eyeballs / Kathi Appelt -- The language of the heart / Sophie Masson -- A glossary of ancient Greek myth / Nigel Rodgers.