If you are a fan of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series based on Greek mythology, you will be excited to know that the movie of book one, The LIghtning Thief, will be released in theaters on Friday, February 12.

While often checked out, the entire series is available at the public library in both print and audio formats. You may also want to check out some of the original mythology that the characters are based on in J 292.2, the juvenile non-fiction section.

For Greek mythology fans, there are several other fiction series based on Greek myths, including series by the following authors: Julia Golding, Mary Pope Osborne, and Jane Yolen.