Gram and Gran Save the Summer

An always amusing story studded with important media literacy lessons. - Kirkus Reviews. “Put together the wordplay of The Phantom Tollbooth the imagination of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and the problem-solving mysteries of Encyclopedia Brown make it about media and digital literacy and you’ve got Gran and Gram Save the Summer...This book is a must-have for every middle-grade library.” – Faith Rogow author of Media Literacy for Young Children: Teaching Beyond the Screen Time DebatesDo you have what it takes to save the summer – and the world?When Nia Deja and D’Angelo’s summer camp closes unexpectedly they learn they’ll be spending the summer with their Gram and Gran – two figures they barely know who live on a tiny island off the coast of Maine. Their mom is hoping they’ll have a screen-free summer but to their surprise the island is dominated by a giant skyscraper that gives free hyperfast Wi-Fi to all. The inventor who built it? Vanished. And as for Gram and Gran? They're more than a little bizarre.Can you solve a series of puzzles and get to the bottom of the island's mysteries? As the siblings will learn there’s a lot more than just their summer on the line.Written by two award-winning educators Gram and Gran Save the Summer introduces media literacy concepts in the best way possible: with a whimsical story and fantastic set of challenges to conquer.