Great article in the news about on-going excavations in Greece. This statue of Hera (which unfortunately got beheaded at some point) was found in the ruins of Dion at the…
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Camp Half-Blood, Session Three
I just got word from Topher at BookPeople that both sessions of Camp Half-Blood in Austin have sold out! The good news? Demand has been so high that they are…
Titan’s Curse Costume Party
Recently I’ve gotten a lot of emails from fans who say they’re planning to dress up as Greek gods or Camp Half-Blood characters and head down to their local bookstores…
Demigod of the Week
Thanks to Zoe for her book talk on The Lightning Thief! Becky happened across this on YouTube. I appreciate the endorsement, Zoe! Check out Zoe’s report here.
Video from Scholastic
I was happy to discover the video I recently filmed for Scholastic Book Fairs available on line. For this introduction to the Sea of Monsters, I got to go to…
Heading Home from Dallas
Here I am at an ungodly early hour in the DFW airport, heading back home from a good week visiting schools in the Dallas area. Last night in Sherman, Texas,…
Mentoring Teachers to Stay in School
An interesting article in today’s news: I knew teacher retention rates were bad, but 50% of new teachers quitting after five years on the job is an extraordinary problem. The…
Haley’s Latest Read
My son Haley just finished The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. His review is below. The Watsons go to Birmingham is a real great book. It…
Top-Rated Olympians on the Web
The Yahoo Buzz Log takes a look at the Olympian gods. Which ones get the most search requests on the Internet? You may be surprised who’s at the top. Check…
More Greek God Weirdness
We just found this posted from Associated Press — another story about an attempt by a tiny fringe group of Greeks to revive the worship of the Greek gods. For…