>Percy Jackson

by Roger Sutton
Feb 16, 2010 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
>Claire takes a breather from library school to review the movie.
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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Deidre

>Looking for some feedback from the masses:

Hopefully here is hightened interest from the media blitz that can really push this book into the forefront for non-readers. For those who have read the book, the movie may fall short, but examine this in reverse - can we use the movie release to excite children who aren't otherwise inclined to read?

Posted : Feb 19, 2010 09:47

Shawn

>Yes- that was pretty much how me and my sons saw it too; disappointed but not surprised.
At the library on Sunday one of my young patrons asked if I had seen the movie yet and wanted to know if it was as bad as what they did to 'Eragon' - I had to reply that in my opinion it was.

Posted : Feb 18, 2010 04:32

Anonymous

>Does anyone know how to make a good movie out of a children's book? It seems that anymore we just wait to see how bad it's going to be. I find it disheartening.

Posted : Feb 17, 2010 11:30

Claire

>Anatidaeling, your son summed it up exactly! I think he has a future career taking over the HB movie reviews...

Claire

Posted : Feb 17, 2010 06:53

IF

>p.s.
The three 11-year-old girls I took to the movie were underwhelmed. The two who had read the book were angry about how badly the story had been handled.

Posted : Feb 17, 2010 04:18

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