Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex
by Carole P. Roman
GENRE: YA Action/adventure
PUBLICATION DATE: 07/30/2022
DESCRIPTION:
Templeton Academy - the superhero high school - is finally open!
The prestigious academy is recruiting the best of the best to enroll in its student body.
The school is as mysterious as it is exclusive.
Grady Whill thinks there is nothing special about him to make the grade.
However, his best friend, Aarush Patel, has been selected and thinks Grady has the right stuff.
Even school bully Elwood Bledsoe is attending.
If Grady is fortunate enough to be picked, his guardian has forbidden him to attend.
Will a family secret prevent Grady from becoming the superhero he was destined to be?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Carole P. Roman is the award-winning author of over fifty children's books. Whether it's pirates, princesses, spies, or discovering the world around us, her books have enchanted educators, parents, and her diverse audience of children of all ages.
Her best-selling book, The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800+ Jokes! reached number one on Amazon in March 2020 and has remained in the top 200 books since then.
She published Mindfulness for Kids with J. Robin Albertson-Wren.
Carole has co-authored two self-help books. Navigating Indieworld: A Beginners Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing with Julie A. Gerber, and Marketing Indieworld with Julie A. Gerber and Angela Hausman.
Roman is the CEO of a global transportation company, as well as a practicing medium.
She also writes adult fiction under the name Brit Lunden and has created an anthology about the mythical town of Bulwark, Georgia with a group of indie authors.
REVIEWS:
"If I were to give a book to every young adult in this world, I would give them Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex by Carole P. Roman without blinking. I absolutely loved every moment of this uplifting and fascinating story. It's filled with valuable life lessons, adventure, peril, and highly relatable and lovable characters." -Emma Megan, Readers' Favorite
"With witty narration reminiscent of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and mind-bending Matrix-esque adventures, Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex shines as the next exceptional middle grade series." -Cameron Kimball, BookTrib
"Harry Potter meets Sky High. If you're a fan of young adult stories where protagonists go to mysterious schools to train their superhuman abilities, don't miss out on Grady Whill and The Templeton Codex." -Pikasho Deka, Reader's Favorite
COMPARATIVE FILM/BOOK:
Harry Potter, Percy Jackson
CASTING:
Finn Wolfhard - Grady Whill; Jim Carey - Dr. Templeton; Natalie Portman - Miss Parker
PRIMARY VENUES/LOCATIONS WITHIN THE BOOK:
Any suburban town in the Mid-Atlantic states (New York, Conn, New Jersey). A desert Island off the coast of Miami.
BOOK EXCERPT:
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