Tyler whitesides worked as a janitor at an elementary school to put himself through college. Curse of the broomstaff, and secrets of new forest academy theme. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read or. Whitesides weaves magic in second book of janitors. None of them are friends with each other quite the opposite, actually. The curse of the broomstaff and the unveiling of the cover art for the next book in the series, janitors, book 4. Author tyler whitesides visits karen acres elementary. The janitors boy by andrew clements chapters 12 before you read the chapter. It is a really good book to read i had a lot of fun reading it and i think you will have the same fun i did. Having done a successful trial run with the book in his wifes thirdgrade class, whitesides estimates.
The janitors is a fivebook series geared toward young readers but. I just finished janitors secrets of new forest academy by tyler whitesides. Cache valleys very own tyler whitesides is an author, performer, drummer. He graduated from utah state university with a degree in music.
Secrets of new forest academy janitors series tyler whitesides. I give janitors 4 stars out of 5 because my daughter and i had such a good time reading it together. Spencer stood up, anxiously scanning the library for movement. The second the book starts there is already a problem. Jantiors book 3, curse of the broomstaff tyler whitesides 360 pages hard copy edition. I remember the first time i met tyler whitesides, a few months before his new book, janitors, was due to be released. This book was written by another author to visit our school, tyler whitesides.
Tyler whitesides worked as a janitor at a middle school while attending college. Janitors event drums up fun and fans in murray deseret. He is the bestselling author of the janitors series. The quill to live the thousand deaths of ardor benn delivers. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. During the course of the series, tyler had the opportunity to visit many states, presenting at more than 600 schools across the country. Whitesides will kick everything off with a book signing at deseret. Fantasy author promotes reading at local schools youtube. The threat comes in the form of toxites, monstrous creatures who take away the students ability to concentrate and learn. His unique concert will be followed by a book signing and bookbegetting event. He is the author of the middle grade fantasy series janitors, all five of which have been published. This is a very impressive debut and tyler whitesides is clearly a talented writer with a lot of potential.
Still, his debut spins plenty of action, authentic janitorial detail and foul substances around an audiencepleasing premise. Secrets of new forest academy tyler whitesides on amazon. There are also toxites, which are magical bad creatures. Are you easily distracted while listening to your english teacher. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. This is book 4 in the janitors series by tyler whitesides. The series follows the adventures of spencer and daisy, two elementary school students who discover that education is in danger. Idaho falls the author of a grade school fantasy series is in town, speaking at elementary schools and getting kids pumped up about reading. A secret society of janitors with wizardlike powers. New author fulfilling a lifelong dream with janitors series deseret.
Ben zweifel, will be on sale in october, followed by book two in november and book three in december. Last year, we purchased janitors, book 1 for my daughters 4th grade teacher and she read it to the class. He told me about his new book, the first in a series, and i thought it sounded like a fun and unique adventure. In addition to writing ya novels, tyler is an avid composer and arranger of instrumental music. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Tyler whitesides books list of books by author tyler. It took awhile to get to it we were reading the hobbit first, but i finally read it to my kids at least the one who didnt get impatient and read it already. Whitesides weaves magic in second book of janitors series. Buy this book making dragon droppings a vital resource is about the. Janitors, books 15 by tyler whitesides nook book ebook. According to report, the kids begged the teacher to keep reading every day. Ive been waiting for this book since last year ive got the first one signed now i need this one. Buy a discounted hardcover of the wishbreaker online from australias leading online bookstore.
I thought it was even better than the first book of the janitors series. Middle grade mg childrens author, tyler whitesides wrote a series called janitors. So i was choosing a book to read and i came across janitors 1 and 2. Over the next five years, the janitors series was developed and published, with the fifth and final book hitting shelves in 2015. Wherever your interests lie, this is an event that music. I can almost guess every single move made by every character because it. Booktopia has the wishbreaker, wishmakers by tyler whitesides. Author tyler whitesides debut novel janitors is set to be officially. Now, more than ever, spencer, daisy, and even dez more.
Secrets of new forest academy janitors series ebook. Secrets of new forest academy is book two in the janitors series by tyler whitesides and i must say that he is starting to really find his writing groove. Two arrested in drugrelated shooting at woods cross parking lot. It was written by tyler whiteside and it is about a boy named spencer and a girl named daisy and a boy named dez they all need to go to a academy to stop evil brain. The bureau of educational maintenance bem is after spencer, and the rebels hope to sneak him to safety within the walls of an elite private school. Toxites, the small creatures that love to feed on the brain waves of students are just the beginning of their troubles. Join bestselling author tyler whitesides and the jammin janitors on saturday, march 1, 2014 at 4. Spencer and his friends are drawn into a battle between the secret society of janitors with wizardlike powers and the evil bem. Somehow he accomplished it without the help of a genie and wrote the acclaimed janitors and wishmakers series. He graduated from utah state with a degree in music. Janitors with wizardlike powers continue their battle, and spencer, daisy, and even dez must fight to save schools everywhere. It made it even better that tyler whitesides actually came to their school and signed their book.
After his presentation, i shared my observations with him and i was surprised when. Janitors is published by shadow mountain, the same company that published brandon mulls candy shop wars and fablehaven series, and i can definitely see this book appealing to fans of mulls books. Janitors was a book that seemed to overflow with imagination. It is a really good book to read i had a lot of fun reading it and i think you will have the same fun i. In addition to writing books tyler is an avid composer and arranger of instrumental music. Tyler graduated from utah state university with a degree in music. It was there he discovered the many secrets and mysteries that can be hidden in a dusty school. In hopes of saving the future of education, heroic. Sometimes its hard to find books that are clean no swearing, profanity or sex but. Janitors is book 1 in a new children s fantasy series by debut novelist tyler whitesides. His presentation was very much like brandon mullshumorous, very visual and engaging to students. The problem is, no one else can see them, except for maybe the janitors, who seem to be chasing them down with their cleaning equipment. The latest book is here and the cover had my kids ogling over it for a good long time.
This book is a perfect read for middlegrade readers. Tyler will be celebrating his upcoming book release on friday at logan high school at about 7 pm in the evening. Their bright eyed, elated faces awaited the author eagerly in line to get their books signed. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Instinctively, his hand reached into his backpack to grip a small ziploc bag of magical. I like this book because the idea of janitors that fight little invisible creatures is really cool. Everyone starts to think spencer is a little crazy. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The lexile power v word selector identifies up to 10 challenging words in each book that are important for students to know.
Author tyler whitesides who writes the janitors series of books for young readers speaks. Zoey worrell, 9, receives a signed poster from author tyler whitesides, who writes. Utah author tyler whitesides strikes again with janitors 2. Whitesides, himself a former school custodian, commits rookie mistakes by suddenly dropping a major character the obligatory bully and sets up sequels by leaving too many basic questions unanswered. The main character of the janitors boy is jack, an enterprising grade five student faced with the greatest crisis of his life. The kids began, thirty minutes before scheduled signing to pile in with their parents, purchasing the second and recently released third book of the series.
When hes not writing, tyler loves eating good food, playing drums, and fishing. These people hire and fire janitors, the only people who can keep the toxites under control. There is a lot of action and excitement packed into this adventure, and as a bonus. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. The book plank a cracking introduction to a new fantasy world that demands further exploration. Secrets of new forest academy is the second of his five. Tyler whitesides want to read something new from tyler.