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'Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters': Your catch-up guide to the book series and movies

Wondering why your child is begging to go to the multiplex to learn about Greek gods? Here's a guide to the "Percy Jackson" book series by Rick Riordan and its movie adaptations.

4. 'Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief'

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Logan Lerman (l.) and Alexandra Daddario (r.) star in the 'Percy Jackson' films.

Aug. 09, 2013, 3:00 p.m. ET

By Molly Driscoll Staff Writer

The first book in the "Percy" series, "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief," was released in 2010 and starred "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor Logan Lerman as Percy, "Tropic Thunder" actor Brandon T. Jackson as Grover, "Parenthood" actress Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth. Other stars included Sean Bean of "Game of Thrones" as Zeus and "Grey's Anatomy" actor Kevin McKidd as Poseidon. The movie received middling reviews and currently holds only a score of 47 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic. But the movie did big business at the box office all around the globe, regardless.

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'Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters': Your catch-up guide to the book series and movies

Wondering why your child is begging to go to the multiplex to learn about Greek gods? Here's a guide to the "Percy Jackson" book series by Rick Riordan and its movie adaptations.

4. 'Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief'

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'Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters': Your catch-up guide to the book series and movies

Wondering why your child is begging to go to the multiplex to learn about Greek gods? Here's a guide to the "Percy Jackson" book series by Rick Riordan and its movie adaptations.

4. 'Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief'

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