Demigods and monsters : your favorite authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

Author

Rick Riordan

Call Number

• J DEMI (CEN, OSH)

Publication Information

Dallas, TX : Benbella, [2008]

Physical Description

x, 196 p. ; 23 cm.

Summary

Young adult authors take on Greek gods, monsters and prophecy, to add insight and even more fun to Riordan's page-turner series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians. Learn the pros and cons of having a god as a parent, find out why Dionysus might actually be the best director Camp Half-Blood could have, and more! Features an introduction by Percy Jackson series author Rick Riordan, a glossary of ancient Greek myth, and plenty of information on the places, monsters, gods and heroes that appear in the series.

Notes

"Completely unauthorized"--Cover.

Contents

• 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
• Glossary of ancient Greek myth / Nigel Rodgers.