
In the meantime, my best wishes go out to all the children who are caught in the middle of the conflict, and I hope each of them can at least find solace in a good book. I wish I saw an end in sight, but the situation is so complicated and the resentment is so deep. There is too much tragedy and too much suffering. I pray daily for those affected by the violence on both sides of the Israeli border. In 2014, he decided to leave the Ravagers and operate individually, unintentionally becoming a key player in the quest for a precious artifact known as the Orb after stealing it from Morag. I wasn’t sure when the books would arrive, if they would arrive at all, but within a week Elior wrote back to tell me the books had made it safely and he was already halfway through.Īs I told Elior, the conflict in the Middle East is always very much on my mind. Peter Jason Quill is a Celestial-Human hybrid who was abducted from Earth in 1988 by the Yondu Ravager Clan, eventually building a reputation as the notorious intergalactic outlaw Star-Lord. His letter was so moving, I made arrangements to send two copies of The Sea of Monsters to his hometown – one for Elior and one for his school library. He was basically stuck with Harry Potter, because that’s all that was available, and he still hadn’t been able to find The Sea of Monsters.

His family was dealing with the threat of rocket attacks, it was difficult to travel, and the only thing that gave Elior a sense of normalcy was being able to escape into a book. The remaining Avengers assemble together in a last chance bid to reverse Thanos actions, just in time for an epic rematch with the evil demigod. lauchin like rocket ships I got glocks and clips and theyre damn near ready to chase you A. Three weeks ago, during the most recent surge in fighting, Elior wrote again and told me that things were really tense in his hometown, which is very close to the Gaza Strip. Demigod - Heat Speakers Lyrics Click to play this song. (So far, Percy Jackson is not available in Hebrew). He told me he was having trouble finding The Sea of Monsters, because most of the bookstores in Israel carry a limited supply of children’s fantasy in English, and he prefers English to reading Hebrew.

Elior emailed several months ago after he finished The Lightning Thief.
I want to send a shout-out to Elior, our demigod of the week from Israel.
