https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary A few books for a particular student in mind, but open for anyone to enjoy! en-us 2022-04-13 14:00:02 UTC 2026-02-07 21:10:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f989.png cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142524057 This book series follows a boy named Magnus Chase as he discovers that he's the son to a man believed to be a myth! Magnus Chase is working to find his place in a new world of Norse mythology. After reading the Percy Jackson series in Greek mythology, I thought you'd be interested in a different mythological world: Norse!]]> 2022-04-13 14:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142524057 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142528627 This book of reverso poems explores Greek stories from two different perspectives! These stories may take on new meanings when given new perspectives. This can be a difficult concept to grasp, but with your background in Greek mythology, I believe this will be a great tool to help develop perspective - there's always more than one side to a story.]]> 2022-04-13 14:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142528627 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142530389 In this 5-book series, Jesse Rigsby encounters all sorts of wild adventures when he gets trapped in different video games! This book immediately made me think of you and your enjoyment of video games. I thought it'd be a fun read!]]> 2022-04-13 14:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142530389 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142531377 A telepathic girl, Sophie Foster, is the key to saving an unknown world! She finds that her secret ability isn't the only secret to be discovered. When I was considering this book, I felt there was a lot of mystery to tie in with the magic and adventure! From our time together, that seems like something you'd be interested in!]]> 2022-04-13 14:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142531377 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142532541 The Harry Potter series was something that really intrigued me when I was your age and still does today! This boy who has no friends or loving family is suddenly thrown into a world where he makes new friends that become the loving family that he was missing. I loved getting to read about his hardships and his friendships, but you might enjoy reading about his magical adventures!]]> 2022-04-13 14:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142532541 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142539229 On a library's opening night, there's a lock-in where the only way to get out is to play Mr. Lemoncello's games and solve his puzzles. I thought you'd enjoy a bit of mystery sprinkled in with adventure. Reading is all about finding your combination of preference.]]> 2022-04-13 15:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142539229 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142551647 When I saw this book, I thought it'd be such a great way for you to explore a bit of magic, adventure, and friendships made along the character's journey! In this story, Anne lives in a world made of tiers and islands which proves ineffective when she falls off, launching her into a great magical adventure with her friends.]]> 2022-04-13 15:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142551647 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142929811 This book follows a family of three placed under witness protection, but must be joined by a fourth member to throw off those searching for them. The young girl that joins them is an orphan and skilled pickpocket perfect for the job. Nicki's tasked with protecting this family, but finds they may be more threatened by her past. This book is full of adventures, threats, danger, and espionage!]]> 2022-04-13 19:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2142929811 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144596076 Two brave 11-year-olds follow the trail of magician that has vanished under strange circumstances. This book is full of adventures - one of the reasons I loved it so much when I read it - and I thought it'd be a great choice for you.]]> 2022-04-15 03:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144596076 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144597275 This series follows five children of supernatural criminals, each with supernatural abilities of their own. In the first installment of the series, the time has come for these five children to go to a land they've only heard of where, thanks to their parents, being supernatural is a crime. With how action-packed and magically-inspired the Percy Jackson series is, I thought this series might be one to interest you.]]> 2022-04-15 03:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144597275 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144941867 A plane appears out of nowhere with its only passengers being thirty-six babies taken out of time. Now teens, they're searching to find where they're truly from. Since you expressed interest in mythology, I thought some historically inspired books might interest you as well.]]> 2022-04-15 14:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144941867 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144981321 Giving video games a mysterious real-world twist, this book grabs the attention of video game enthusiasts! I thought you'd be interested in the escape-the-room style of this real-world application of video game concepts.]]> 2022-04-15 15:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144981321 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144997240 This book is about a boy, Bryan, who loves playing his favorite video game, Sovereign of Darkness. One day he wakes up to see he's living his videogame! How crazy is that? What I found interesting is that he's still in school with his teachers and other students, but something about it all is very different. ]]> 2022-04-15 15:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2144997240 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2145001339 In this wild take on Egyptian deity, we find the gods awakening and targeting the Kane family! Sadie and Carter, the Kane siblings, are going on wild adventures that bring some new information to light about their family's historical ties to Egypt. Your expressed interest has been with Greek mythology, but I'd love to introduce you to other mythologically-based books!]]> 2022-04-15 15:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2145001339 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2145046779 A boy named Chase wakes up in a hospital of who he is or who he was (including how he ended up there). Some people love him and call him a hero; some people are angry with him; some people are afraid of him. In Restart, Chase has to figure out who he was and how to get a fresh start. Although this isn't quite the adventure that I've recommended before, I think this is the type of book that brings a bit of mystery and adventure to everyday life.]]> 2022-04-15 17:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2145046779 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2145743176 In this series of mythological adventures, Greek and Roman mythology is combined! The stories of Percy Jackson is told from different perspectives and is great for those that have finished reading the Percy Jackson series! Since you are interested in Greek mythology and have read the Percy Jackson series, I thought you might enjoy this series as well!]]> 2022-04-17 00:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2145743176 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2145757507 The Trials of Apollo series is a combination of Greek and Roman mythology that still involves some of the same characters seen in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series! This series follows the sun god Apollo when he's cast down from Olympus and made mortal. I chose to recommend this series when I was researching Rick Riordan's books since you've expressed interest in his stories based around Greek mythology.]]> 2022-04-17 01:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2145757507 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2146149871 Artemis Fowl is a young criminal mastermind who has discovered a world that most would deem impossible - a world that exists underground full of armed and dangerous (and tech-savvy) fairies! When he kidnaps one of them and holds them for ransom, it looks like the brink of war. I thought this would be a good pick for you because of the constant action and mystery that's tied in with a bit of mythical creatures.]]> 2022-04-17 18:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2146149871 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2146150730 This book series was one that I grew up on and used to love reading! Every book is a different scary story. Some of them have explained endings while others don't, leaving the mystery to the reader. I thought you'd enjoy the feeling of being kept on your toes with each twist and turn that R.L. Stine brings.]]> 2022-04-17 18:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2146150730 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2146155843 This book was one that I read when I was younger and loved it! Imagine North America is now Panem - a nation with a shining Capital that's surrounded by twelve districts. The Capital is harsh, keeping the districts in line by forcing them to take part in the annual Hunger Games in which one boy and one girl from each district (ages 12-18) must be chosen to fight to the death. In this book, we follow Katniss Everdeen when she volunteers to go in place of her sister. I thought you might enjoy this book's action and espionage!]]> 2022-04-17 18:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2146155843 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2146160107 This exciting adventure book offers readers the chance to create their own ending! In this pick-your-plot story with nonstop adventure and huge plot-twists, characters are inside a video game, trying to beat it by solving puzzles and riddles. I thought you'd enjoy getting to figure out these mysteries and following your own path through the book!]]> 2022-04-17 18:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2146160107 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2166010996 These are some great books based around mythology! I hope you enjoy these suggestions - I'm excited about some of the new mythology books I found.]]> 2022-05-01 21:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2166010996 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2166011286 These are some books that are based around video games! Some of them have people go to the video game world, while some of them have the video game world enter the real world!]]> 2022-05-01 21:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2166011286 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2166013258 Here are some books with magic and fantasy at the center. I thought you'd like them because this genre also tends to be adventurous and can be a bit similar to mythology.]]> 2022-05-01 21:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2166013258 cdedman https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2166033076 Here are some books where the common theme is Action and Adventure! You'll have to read to find out what type of adventure each one highlights.]]> 2022-05-01 22:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cdedman/littlelibrary/wish/2166033076