{What's On Your Kindle?} Carole P. Roman on Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex
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?
“Roman’s writing is excellent: portraying wonderful, complex characters. Narrated by Grady, the story reveals his kindness and humor. (“Aarush lived in a smart home as opposed to my stupid home,” he tells readers). It also illustrates the lovely symbiotic friendship between Grady and Aarush, who protect each other from trouble and ridicule…With the book’s many touching, funny, and edge-of-your-seat moments, readers will be cheering to hear more from Grady.” Blue Ink Review
“With a page-turning plot and exciting twists and turns, this book is sure to become a treasured favorite.”- Review by Book Excellence
“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.” Reviewed by Emma Megan for Readers’ Favorite
“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.” Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Reader’s Favorite
“With a detailed descriptive narrative, great character development, and compelling dialogue, the author has created a story that will have young readers engaged to the very end.” Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Reader’s Favorite
Book Information
Release Date: July 18, 2022
Publisher: Chelshire, Inc.
Soft Cover: ISBN: 978-1950080434; 286 pages; $10.99; eBook $8.99; FREE on Kindle Unlimited
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Qvn3kv
Her best-selling book, The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800+ Jokes! has reached number one on Amazon in March of 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 both 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 of the mythical town of Bulwark, Georgia with a group of indie authors.
Writing is her passion and one of her favorite pastimes. Roman reinvents herself frequently, and her family calls her the ‘mother of reinvention.’ She resides on Long Island, near her children and grandchildren.
Her series includes:
Captain No Beard
If You Were Me and Lived in- Cultural
If You Were Me and Lived in- Historical
Nursery series
Oh Susannah- Early Reader and coloring book
Grady Whilland the Templeton Codex
Giggles Galore- Coming in December 2022
Mindfulness for Kids with co-author J. Robin Albertson-Wren
The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids; 800 plus Jokes! 1 and 2
Spies, Code Talkers, and Secret Agents A World War 2 Book for Kids
Navigating Indieworld- with co-author Julie A. Gerber
Marketing Indieworld- with co-authors Angela Hausman and Julie A. Gerber
Adult Fiction under the pen name Brit Lunden
Bulwark
The Knowing- Book 1- A Bulwark Anthology
The Devil and Dayna Dalton- Book 9-A Bulwark Anthology
Her latest book is the YA Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex.
Visit Carole’s website at www.CarolePRoman.com or connect with her on Twitter and Facebook.
Welcome, Carole! Your Book, Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex, sounds absolutely awesome. Can you tell us the story behind that intriguing title?
I come from a family of authors. We were kicking around some ideas. My son was thinking about a story about a superhero high school but lost interest. I asked if he minded if I took the idea. I had always wanted to write a book in the first person and thought this would be perfect. He moved on to another subject, and I created Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex.
Can you tell us more about your main character, Grady Whill?
Grady is every fourteen-year-old I've ever known, including myself. He's sweet, filled with insecurities but has a thirst to know more. Both my sons have asthma, and I decided that Grady would have to deal with that as well.
Can you tell us about this superhero school, Templeton Academy?
Templeton Academy is in a secret location off the coast of the United States. The Templetons have discovered a secret codex that enables people to tap into their abilities to achieve the potential to do superhuman traits.
Doesn't every school have at least one school bully? Tell us about Elwood Bledsoe?
Elwood was friends with Grady when they were in grade school. Elwood went in one direction, Grady went in another. Elwood bullies Aarush, Grady's friend, putting Grady in the position of defending Aarush and others tormented by the jock. Elwood carries resentment that Grady chose Aarush, who is on the spectrum, over himself.
If this book were turned into a movie, who would you like to play Grady?
Finn Wolfhard from Stranger Things.
Where does this story take place and why did you choose that location?
I chose a town named Middlebury, which could be in the middle of any American state, much like Springfield is anywhere on the Simpsons.
Do you have any other projects in the works?
Just finished a new joke book, and three picture books, all due out in the coming weeks. Giggles Galore will make a great stocking stuffer. Mrs. Rabbit's Friendsgiving and two other books should delight my younger audience.
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