Ginnette Cameron-Gardner – Primary Teacher/Librarian

Adventure fantasy is popular with the Primary students and there are many series of that genre held in the Primary Library.

The Copernicus Legacy series by Tony Abbott is a globetrotting adventure packed with riddles, puzzles and secret histories. There are 12 quests, 12 relics and Wade, Darrell, Lily and Becca fly from Texas to Germany for the funeral of an old family friend. However, instead of just paying their respects they find themselves in a dangerous race on a quest to save the world from the plotting and scheming of the New Teutonic order.

There are four books in the series and all are held in the Primary Library at JF ABB.

#1  The Forbidden Stone

#2   The Serpent’s Curse

#3   The Golden Vendetta

#4   The Crown of Fire

For those who have enjoyed the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan which dealt with Greek gods, the series, The heroes of Olympus is a pleasant spin-off series in which there is conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea the earth goddess. Once again Rick Riordan has written a fast-paced adventure series with mythological mayhem in the modern world. There are familiar elements such as the heroes who fight monsters and tension filled moments and authentic classical mythology all mixed in modern life with additional new demigods.

There are five books in the series held at JF RIO in the Primary Library.

#1 The Lost Hero

#2 The Son of Neptune

#3 The Mark of Athena

#4 The House of Hades

#5 The Blood of Olympus

Many of the students have read R.J. Palacio’s book Wonder JF PAL, and are now requesting more books that increase acceptance of difference, empathy and compassion which are positive traits to be encouraged. A few of the recommendations are The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, JF APP; A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park JF PAR; Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick JF SEL and What the moon saw by Lara Resau JF RES.