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...hardly a new approach - young-adult series have often been written by multiple authors under contract, ever since the Bobbsey Twins. The Maze of Bones is by Rick Riordan, a former middle school history teacher who is the author of the best-selling Percy Jackson series, and who also helped flesh out ideas for the other books in the 39 Clues series. "They were very secretive," Riordan says. "They did nondisclosure agreements. I felt like I was working for the CIA!" Riordan's involvement with Amy and Dan will end when Maze goes on sale Sept...
...strategy here is: more is more; success by any medium necessary. For Scholastic those ancillary products aren't just additional sources of revenue - though they're sure as shootin' that too - they enhance the overall entertainment experience. "That was really the genesis of this," Riordan says. "How can we make an experience that's not simply the book, that's all these other elements as well, that get the reader involved in a number of different ways - that really get kids where they live? What are they interested in, and how can we get them hooked into this series?" After...
More Police for Los Angeles New Republican Mayor Richard Riordan of Los Angeles announced plans last week to hire nearly 2,500 officers over the next five years and increase the number of officers on street beats...
...better chance” scholar, participating in a national program that prepares minority students for admissions to elite schools. He attended the Brentwood School, a private school on Sunset Boulevard, where he was elected head prefect—student body president. He was also a Ron Brown scholar, a Riordan scholar, and first violin in the Pasadena Youth Orchestra...
Less than two minutes later, though, Penn tied and then took the lead on goals by Brian Amen and James Riordan. With 16 seconds remaining, Harvard sophomore midfielder Carle Stenmark took advantage of a Quaker penalty to tie the game...