This week fourth graders will discuss the second book in Chris Grabenstein's Lemoncello Library series, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics. Luigi Lemoncello is the local librarian who is a little more Willy Wonka than a silence-promoting shusher. Packed with puzzles, clues, and thrilling surprises, this is a wonderfully fun, action-packed sequel to the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.
Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his teammates are back, and the world-famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is at it again! This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS. Will it be fun? Like the commercials say: "HELLO? It's a Lemoncello!"
But something suspicious is going on . . . books are missing from Mr. Lemoncello's library. Is someone trying to CENSOR what the kids are reading?! In between figuring out mind-boggling challenges, the kids will have to band together to get to the bottom of this mystery. Now it's not just a game—can Mr. Lemoncello find the real defenders of books and champions of libraries? Let the games begin again!
The book trailer for Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics can be viewed above. Discussion questions can be found here, and you can visit the grade 4 page for more links to Chris Grabenstein's web site.
Happy reading!
PS - If this post seems familiar, you're on to something. A few weeks ago our fifth grade book club members read the same book. It just so happened that fourth graders selected this book to read as well. :)
