Last Week, 50 Book Challenge says (in #9: Percy Jackson & The Olympians Book 1: The Lightning Thief) I've had this in my to-read stack for six months and decided to read it since the movie trailer has been out. My feelings are mostly negative. It's a very fast read, and suspenseful. It's also very middle grade and ridiculously predictable. You can see every major plot twist coming from a hundre...

2 Weeks Ago, Beyond Hogwarts says (in Percy Jackson coming to theaters in February) Devotees of the Percy Jackson books are gearing up to see their hero as a feature film. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief premieres in theaters on February 12. Director Chris Columbus is no stranger to bringing blockbuster books for young people to the big screen, havi...

3 Weeks Ago, Beyond Hogwarts says (in New dark character Percy Jackson posters) Three new dark, character posters are now on the net for the Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The film is directed by Chris Columbus, director of the first two Harry Potter films. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief opens in theaters everywhere on February 12th.

And Alex Billington from First Showing says (in Check This Out: Dark Character Posters for Fox's Percy Jackson) Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is directed by Chris Columbus, of everything from Adventures in Babysitting to Home Alone to Mrs. Doubtfire to Bicentennial Man to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets to the Rent remake to I Love You Beth Coop...