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! 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 young adult fiction, Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex, sounds like quite an adventure! Can you tell us how you came up with the idea?
I come from a family of authors. We usually get together in the morning and exchange ideas. My son wanted to write a story about superheroes and then lost interest. My other son suggested it should be about superheroes going to a special school. I saw an opportunity to make it about kids with challenges and asked if he minded if I ran with it. Grady Whill was born and developed that day.
Can you tell us a little about your main characters?
Grady Whill feels he is too ordinary to make the grade at Templeton Academy. Not only does he not excel at anything and tries his best to avoid confrontations with his former friend, school bully Elwood Bledsoe. Sadly, Bledsoe thinks it's open season on Grady's autistic friend, Aarush. When they all make Templeton, new alliances must be developed with the interesting students going there.
They say all books of fiction have at least one pivotal point in the book where the reader just can't put the book down. Can you give us one of your pivotal points?
I like to think my opening chapter gets the reader hooked. It's an exciting moment that leaves the reader wondering how in the world did these two kids end up on an exploding volcano with pterodactyls flying around. Early reviewers have indicated that they were unexpectedly hooked from the first chapter.
What did you want to grow up to be when you were a child?
I wanted to be an author. But I became a teacher, business owner, CEO, and medium along the way.
Does your book carry a message?
It carries multiple messages. Here are a few of them,
"Failure can be used as a tool to succeed."
"...each one of us excelled in something, contributing to make us a more solid pack."
"Like everything else, we all have good and bad parts."
"How could she get me when I didn't even get me?"
"If you want to change your reality, change what you say to yourself."
"Do not pass judgment on another's choices. You must understand their options first."
Anything you'd like to say to your readers and fans?
Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex is a great book for both kids and their parents. It's an adventure as well as a coming of age story that people of all ages and genders can identify with.
Title: Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex
Author: Carole P. Roman
Publisher: Chelshire, Inc.
Pages: 286
Genre: YA
Blurb:
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?
“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
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