The Last Olympian is #1 on BN.com’s list of Best Kids’ Books for 2009. Happy New Year!
Another Best of 2009!
Indigo Picks Lightning Thief as a ‘Best Book of the Decade’
Indigo/Chapters Books of Canada has picked The Lightning Thief as one of the best kids’ books of the decade!
New York Times Notable 2009
The New York Times has named The Last Olympian a Notable Children’s Book for 2009.
CSM Best Books of 2009
The Christian Science Monitor has named The Last Olympian one of the best children’s books of 2009.
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m thankful for my incredible readers! May your holidays be filled with good books and good times with family.
The New York Times List
Percy Jackson & the Olympians celebrates 122 weeks on the New York Times children’s series bestseller list, this week at #5, while 39 Clues hits #4 on the list in its 26th week. Also congrats to Jeff Kinney, whose fabulous Diary of a Wimpy Kid series rules the list this week at #1!
The Red Pyramid
Publishers Weekly interviews Rick about his new Egyptian series, The Kane Chronicles, and the first book The Red Pyramid, out 5/4/10.
The Kane Chronicles
Just announced: Rick’s new series The Kane Chronicles, about siblings Carter and Sadie Kane battling Ancient Egyptian gods in the modern world, will launch May 4, 2010 with the first book: The Red Pyramid.
39 Clues live webcast
Rick will appear with four other 39 Clues authors in a live ‘Advanced Agent Training‘ webcast hosted by Whoopi Goldberg on Nov. 2. Teachers are welcome to sign in and watch with their classes.
Percy boxed set arrives 10/13
A hardcover boxed set of the Percy Jackson series will be available in stores on Oct. 13. The set comes in a camp ‘trunk’ and features a map of Camp Half-Blood inside. Order from an IndieBound store near you, Barnes & Noble or Amazon.
