Rick Riordan, author of the new children’s book
The Lightning Thief,visited The Newbery Medal Club on Wednesday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. at the East Northport Library. The Lightning Thief received a full page review in the New York Times Children's Book Section on Sunday, November 13, but the book has been popular with children in the Newbery Club since the spring, when they received several advance reading copies for the publisher, Hyperion Books for Children. You can read Club members reviews here in the Older Reader section.

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