Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex: A Superhero High School Adventure is another fun and adventurous book written by the talented author Carole P Roman. It was entertaining getting to know the main character Grady Whill and his friends. I loved his narration of this story and enjoyed his humor sprinkled throughout the book. This middle grade fiction has a lot of adventure and action, along with some lessons to be learned that so many of us could learn from or be reminded of. It was great taking this plot twisting journey with Grady and the other characters for a few hours and had no problem at all having it all read in one day.

I am giving Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex: A Superhero High School Adventure a very well deserved five plus stars. I highly recommend it for readers who are between the ages of nine and fourteen and enjoy reading about superheroes. I can not wait to hand my copy of the book over to my thirteen year old daughter to see what she thinks of it and see if she loves it as much as me. I will most definitely be looking for more books like this one from Carole P Roman in the near future.

I received a paperback copy of Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex: A Superhero High School Adventure from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion. ( )

Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex is an amusing middle-school aged adventure story with interesting and diverse characters.

In this first installment to a new series, the chief characters attend a superhero school. Grady has asthma, lives with his uncle, and has self-esteem issues. He doesn’t feel he’s special, wonders who he is and where he fits in the world. Aarush is Grady’s Indian American offbeat friend on the Autism Spectrum. This duo and others (including Elwood, a bully you can’t help but dislike) are and recruited to a mysterious high school, Templeton Academy, where they can discover their superhero powers.

I’ve read many (all?) of the “If you were me and lived in…” cultural and historical books by this author, so I was happy to learn of this chapter book adventure series. In this fantastical story, she gives you a nostalgic look at the magical world of youth, with a unique adventure, relatable characters, key messages scattered throughout, and a token nod to the Harry Potter world. I hope to learn more of these characters’ histories in future installments.

This is a meaningful tale that highlights the importance of surrounding ourselves with supportive friends and believing in our distinctive powers and abilities.

First Line (Prologue): A barely cooled lump of lava hardened under my feet.
Series: A Superhero High School Adventure
Genre: Superhero Fiction, Middle-Grade/Teen Fiction
Author: Carole P. Roman
Page Count: 286
Reading Age: 8-18
Content: Off-language words like “piss-off” “shut-up” “heck” and “crap” are used.

#CoverLoverBookReview received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions are 100% mine. ( )

I really enjoyed this start to a new series. I feel that children about 12 and older (even adults) will enjoy this adventure story. I felt that this book is a very good set up for what is going to start to happen in the next book in the series. I really like Grady. I like that he questions why they are at this special school. I really liked Aarush because he takes life in stride. I like that he knew who he was. I liked that there was a bit of action and wish that there had been a little more. I received a copy of this book from ireadbooktour for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will. ( )

Grady was orphaned at a very young age with the death of his parents. His paternal grandparents raised him in his early years when both of his grandparents died and now he was the ward of his young uncle Leo, who was barely past his teens himself. Leo was good to Grady who made many sacrifices to take over the role of parenting, but they had a faulty relationship.

Grady’s best friend, Aarush, was autistic but a perfect friend for Grady. Grady’s former friend, Elmo, had become the Middle School bully. Of course, Aarush and Grady were objects of Elmo’s bullying. Now, they were finishing Middle School

The prestigious Templeton Academy- the superhero high school had very limited acceptance. Only the most unique and highly intelligent students were accepted. Arush would easily get accepted and he insisted that Grady apply also. Grady was not unique or special. Besides, his uncle assured him they could never afford it. He mostly resigned himself to the fact he’d probably be left behind in a mediocre high school, while his best friend moved on to the Acadamy. How could he possibly get into the same prestigious Academy?

The Prologue was a little disconcerting to me. I felt this was not going to be that great of a book. However, as it continued on, it grew in quality and adventure. It addressed so many real problems that are faced by youth. It was very realistic in a “superhuman” way.

The traumas and actions continued to build as mysteries unfolded. There were a few surprises.

The characters were well-defined and realistic. The scenes were portrayed quite well. Most were easily visualized.

Although this is a fantasy that has been compared to the Harry Potter series, I feel this is a much better and more realistic series.

Narrator Dan McGowan did a very good job of narrating. He had the energy, was quite consistent with the “voices” and emphasized in all the right places which enhanced the story.

Because of the prologue and a few scenes toward the end of the story that I couldn’t connect with I cannot give it a full Five Stars rating. However, I do give it a Four and a Half Stars rating.

This audiobook was gifted me with no pressure to post a positive review. This is my honest review. ( )