In “The Red Pyramid,” the first book in “The Kane Chronicles,” Rick Riordan’s new series for middle readers, a child has godlike powers but doesn’t know it until strange things begin to unfold. A ...

Former schoolteacher Rick Riordan delivers a lesson in ancient Egyptian history cleverly disguised as a hair-raising kids adventure. Carter and... Mention the name Rick Riordan to adults, and they ...

When author Rick Riordan concluded his wildly popular "Percy Jackson" series last year, his young fans wondered just what he'd write next. The answer arrives in bookstores Tuesday (May 4), as ...

If there was a recipe for the best-selling writer Rick Riordan, it would go something like this — start with a love of storytelling, fold in more than a decade of teaching middle school English, ...

When author Rick Riordan concluded his wildly popular “Percy Jackson” series last year, his young fans wondered just what he’d write next. The answer arrives in bookstores Tuesday, as Riordan’s newest ...

The first book in Riordan's Kane Chronicles gets the graphic novel treatment. The story follows that of Riordan's 2010 middle-grade novel of the same name, which stars Sadie and Carter Kane, the ...

Rick Riordan's coming novel, "The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid," is a rare thing in fantasy fiction: it features an African American boy, and a multiracial girl, as its main protagonists ...

Mention the name Rick Riordan to adults, and they might say, "Huh?" But kids? They know. Riordan has been burning up the best-seller lists with three different series of books that all feature ...

Our latest pick for NPR's Backseat Book Club is The Red Pyramid, a tale of two kids who must rescue the world from Egyptian gods. Author Rick... In 'Red Pyramid,' Kid Heroes Take On Ancient Egypt If ...