A Clue?

Teachers and students,

Thank you for all of your hard work contributing to the blog! I'm really impressed with the neat drawings and discussions you have made.

Here is a picture of Mr. Riordan from his visit, standing with Mr. Hershey. But wait! Why is Mr. Riordan holding a copy of The 39 Clues and not The Lightning Thief??? Could this be a Clue...?

-Mr. Capelle

Great job!

I've so enjoyed reading all your blogs. What a neat idea and great way to communicate with each other about Mr. Riordon's books. He was really interesting yesterday when he visited Evans.
Can't wait to read more.
Mrs. Winger

Q and A with Mr. Riordan

We were fortunate enough to have Mr. Riordan visit us and discuss The Lightning Thief. Here are some of the questions we asked, and his answers:

Question: Why did you make Percy the son of Poseidon and not the son of another god?

Answer: I always liked the idea of having water powers. I just thought that’d be so cool to make toilets explode and stuff. Plus Poseidon is really powerful and I didn’t want it to be Zeus because that was too obvious. But I like Poseidon a lot.

Question: Who was favorite author when you were a kid, and how did that author inspire you?

Answer: My favorite author as a kid was probably Roald Dahl, who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach. And then later, I liked Lord of the Rings, and I got into fantasy books.

Question: Who is your favorite Greek god?

Answer: My favorite Greek god is either Poseidon, or Athena, which is no surprise.

Question: Who is your favorite character from the Lightning Thief?

Answer: My favorite character from The Lightning Thief is Grover, the satyr, because he’s the one that I’m the most like. Percy Jackson would be out in front, fighting monsters. Grover would be hiding in the bushes, saying “Don’t kill me!” That’s sort of what I’m like.

Question: Why did you pick the name “Grover” for Percy’s best friend?

Answer: I guess I watched too much Sesame Street when I was a kid. I thought it was a really good name.

Question: What is your favorite book that you’ve written?

Answer: My favorite book that I’ve written is probably Percy Jackson 5, The Last Olympian. But that’s not really fair because you guys haven’t read it yet—it’s not even out. But you’ll have to let me know when it comes out.

Hi, Evans Elementary!

You guys are doing a great job on your Lightning Thief blog! I really enjoying looking at your artwork and reading your comments. I look forward to meeting you today at school. Keep reading, watch out for Greek monsters, and I'll see you soon!
-- Rick Riordan

Percy and his Friends

Percy and Grover are best friends. Annabeth is a Camp Half-Blood camper. Grover is 28 and in the 6th grade! The reason for this is because satyrs mature very slowly. Percy is about to get a quest.

Answered by: Madeline

Grover Attacks

Draw a picture of Grover using his flying sneakers and attacking Aunty Em (Medusa)

Answered by: Miss Presley's class

Camp Half-Blood

Draw a picture of Percy's bedroom in New York and his bedroom in the Poseidon cabin. Write three sentences describing how his life is different at Camp Half-Blood than it was in New York.

Percy's life is different at Camp Half-Blood then at New York. At Camp Half-Blood, they play a different version of capture the flag. Mostly everyone talks in Greek than English. You put most of your food in the fire for the gods.

Answered by: Miss Presley's class

Mythology

Draw a picture of how the author uses mythology in the story. Write three sentences describing your picture.

This is Chiron, half man, half horse. When Chiron changes, he looks like an old man in a wheelchair. He was known as Percy's second Greek teacher. 

Answered by: Lindsey, Steven, and Colton

Bravery

Grover shows a lot of bravery in the story. Draw a picture to illustrate.

Answered by: Hannah, Niha, Bianca, and Emma

Percy at the Museum

Draw a picture of Percy's field trip to the museum and write three sentences explaining the picture.

The sword in the picture is called Riptide. Percy use Riptide on Mrs. Dodds and then she vanished When Mrs. Dodds vanished, every mortal forgot about her.

Answered by: Cassy, Allison, Colton, and Wendell