Calling all Percy Jackson fans and lovers of beautiful book illustration alike! The Wittliff Collections is proud to celebrate artist/illustrator, John Rocco, in a new exhibit, Illustrating the Odyssey: Book Art for Rick Riordan’s Mythic Worlds. On display are 17 original signed and numbered prints by Rocco that were published as cover art and illustrations …
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By Katie Salzmann Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians young adult book series centers around a 12-year old dyslexic hero who discovers he is the modern-day son of a Greek god. The Lightning Thief, the first book in the series, was published in 2005 and quickly became an international best-seller, translated into dozens …
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(Originally published in the Fall 2010 edition of The Keystone) RICK RIORDAN is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for children and the multi award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults. The Percy Jackson series features a twelve-year-old dyslexic boy who discovers he is the modern-day …
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