“Code-Cracking & Puzzling Prequels”: Chris Grabenstein & Kekla Magoon

Name: “Code-Cracking & Puzzling Prequels”: Chris Grabenstein & Kekla Magoon
Start: 2022-11-15T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-11-15T13:00:00-05:00
Location: On Demand

Author:

Grabenstein, Chris, Magoon, Kekla, Rebhan, Jessie

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Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone’s favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dice … Luigi has a knack for games and puzzles. But sometimes it feels like the cards are stacked against him. UNTIL a carnival arrives in town and Luigi gets the CHANCE OF A LIFETIME – the opportunity to work for the world-famous Professor Marvelmous, a dazzling, banana-hat-wearing barker who puts the SHOW in SHOWMAN! Discover the origins of what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world” in Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game, Chris Grabenstein’s prequel to the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. Kekla Magoon’s newest book delivers a truly fresh mystery – along with a heist, some heartbreak, unforgettable characters and plenty of laser tag. Chester Keene takes great comfort in his routines. But Chester has one other very special thing – he gets secret spy messages from his dad, who must be on covert government assignments, which is why Chester has never met him. Then one day, Chester’s classmate, Skye, approaches him with a clue. They’ve been tasked with a complex puzzle-solving mission. What will happen on this scavenger hunt adventure when Chester Keene Cracks the Code?

Moderated by Jessica Rebhan, M-DCPS educator. Grades 3-8

Rebhan, Jessie

Jessie Rebhan has been a middle school teacher at Leewood K-8 Center in Miami-Dade County for the last nine years. Named the 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year, she has taught a wide array of subjects, from sixth and seventh grade math and science to journalism and creative writing. Her goal as an educator is to create an engaging environment that instills a love for learning and encourages them to read as much as possible. Rebhan will be at Miami Book Fair 2022 to moderate a conversation with Chris Grabenstein, author of Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello’s Library) (Random House Books for Young Readers), and Kekla Magoon, author of Chester Keene Cracks the Code (Wendy Lamb Books).

Magoon, Kekla

Kekla Magoon is the author of many novels and nonfiction books for young readers, including The Season of Styx Malone, The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, and the Robyn Hoodlum Adventure series. She has received four Coretta Scott King Honors, the Walter Award Honor, and an NAACP Image Award, and has long been listed for the National Book Award. Chester Keene, the lead character in Magoon’s YA adventure Chester Keene Cracks the Code (Wendy Lamb Books), takes great comfort in his routines. After-school Monday to Thursday is bowling; Friday is laser tag. But Chester’s very special thing is the secret spy messages from his dad, who must be on covert government assignments, which is why Chester’s never met him. Then one day, Chester’s classmate, Skye, approaches him with a complex puzzle-solving mission. Skye is a helpful partner and good company, even if her freewheeling ways are disruptive to Chester’s carefully built schedule. As Chester and Skye get closer to their final clue, they discover the key to their spy assignment: They must stop a heist. But cracking this code may mean finding out things are not always what they seem.

Grabenstein, Chris

Chris Grabenstein is the New York Times bestselling author of The Smartest Kid in the Universe, Mr. Lemoncello’s, and the Welcome to Wonderland series, and many other books, including Dog Squad and Shine!, the latter co-written with his wife, J.J. Grabenstein. He has also co-authored numerous page-turners with James Patterson. in Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game (Random House Books for Young Readers), 13-year-old Luigi Lemoncello has a knack for games and puzzles. But sometimes, he feels that the cards are stacked against him. When a carnival arrives in town, Luigi gets the chance of a lifetime – the opportunity to work for the world-famous Professor Marvelmous, a dazzling, banana-hat-wearing barker who puts the “show” in showman. After the carnival closes, Professor Marvelmous leaves behind a mysterious puzzle box and a clue, a clue that will lead Luigi and his friends on a fantastical treasure hunt to a prize beyond anything they could imagine – if they can find it. Can Luigi crack the codes and unlock the box’s secrets? Will there be puzzles? Balloons? Will it be fun? Hello! It’s a Lemon-cello!

“Code-Cracking & Puzzling Prequels”: Chris Grabenstein & Kekla Magoon