Greetings and salutations! That’s right, this is a news post! This is the first news post of 2024. It’s kind of funny that I used to release tons of news posts reporting the latest Odyssey news, but now it is not very often when I do. There are a couple of reasons why this is. First, I sadly do not have the time I had before to keep up with all AIO products. Secondly, the AIO Team has been making it a point to release all major upcoming AIO information themselves as opposed to letting the fans find it from the vendors. Therefore, it’s not very often when one does come across noteworthy or significant Odyssey news. The AIO Team themselves take care of that. So, that’s why I have not been doing news posts as often as I used to.

However, I recently found a couple of interesting things that I thought I would share. Here we go:

Odyssey Puzzle

I was browsing the Focus on the Family Store and found that there is an Adventures In Odyssey 1000-piece puzzle available!

I really like the picture! We have all-new Gary Locke original artwork here of episodes we have not seen illustrated before.

Welcome to the world of Odyssey, where your puzzling skills will be put to the test!

The Odyssey Memories 1000-Piece Puzzle is the latest way to enjoy fan-favorite characters in an activity the whole family can enjoy. The vibrant colors and distinct scenes keep the puzzle moving while providing plenty of challenge for avid puzzlers. For even more fun, listen to your favorite audio episodes while you work the puzzle!

The Focus Store

I’m not sure when this product released, but I thought this was really cool and was something I had never heard about. This product seems to be only available from Focus on the Family, so be sure to order it today!

The Newest Imagination Station Book

The Imagination Station book series continues to release its books. It is about to release its 32nd book in the series. I am slightly behind on the series, but here’s a summary of the latest book, Courage at the Castle:

This really is a different kind of adventure for cousins Patrick and Beth. After visiting the USSR in the sixties to help a Swedish pastor smuggle Bibles to believers in Russia, the cousins are swept away to fifteenth-century England to learn how the English Bible even came to be―and the real costs it would take to make that possibility a reality.

They meet Christian hero William Tyndale, as well the furious King Henry VIII. Patrick and Beth begin to see that God’s people have always had enemies desperate to stop the spread of His love and truth.

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The story of William Tyndale has been done in the audio series before, in the episode “When In Doubt…Pray!”, so it’s pretty cool that it is also now being done in book form. The book is available for pre-order on Christianbook.com and Amazon, so be sure to check it out!

Album 76 Airing On The Radio

For those of you who are not members of the Adventures in Odyssey Club, the wait is over! Album 76: Keep It Together has begun airing on the radio!

The Rydell Realizations, Part 1

The Rydell Realizations, Part 2

The Rydell Realizations, Part 3

Right Notes, Wrong Key

Making An Honest Buck, Part 1

Making an Honest Buck, Part 2

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Saturday, April 24, 2024

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Be sure to give them a listen! We can also look forward to the Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast’s Question and Answer session for this album after it finishes airing.

Second Average Boy Book

I am a fan of the Average Boy stories in Clubhouse Magazine and the Average Boy Podcast (which is co-hosted by Jesse Florea, host of the Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast). Back in 2021, I reported the first Average Boy book, which unlike the previous books, was not a devotional book but an actual chapter book. It released on February 8, 2022. It’s a fun story. However, I thought that it would be the only one. So, I was very surprised to find out that there is a second book just like it that will be releasing!

What happens when “Average Boy” Bob Smiley gets to the end of an above-average school year? Why, it’s time for an above-average summer, of course! If things go according to plan―and Average Boy always has lots of plans―then this summer will be his best one ever.

You see, Average Boy isn’t going to sleep in until noon this summer―at least not every day. No, he has big goals for the next few months. This summer is when Average Boy will finally build that tree house he’s been planning with his best friend, Billy. This summer is when he will brush his teeth every morning (as soon as he finds his toothbrush). And this summer he’s setting a goal to invite everyone in town to church.

There will be challenges along the way―challenges like Donny the school bully, or Sarah and Everley, who always seem to have water balloons in hand. But his biggest challenge this summer is the Huge Hairy Hisser, who lurks in the woods behind Average Boy’s house and seems determined to ruin his tree house-building plans.

It will definitely be a summer to remember!

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So, the first book takes place during the school year, and the second one takes place during the summer. Makes sense. The new book will be released on September 17, 2024. It is available for pre-order from Christianbook.com and Amazon, so be sure to check it out! While you wait for it to be released, buy book 1 and book 2 of Devotions for Super Average Kids and give them a read.

Album 77 Artwork Revealed

Finally, the AIO Team revealed the artwork for Album 77 on the AIO Facebook Page on Friday, April 12th. Allow me to first issue the usual spoiler warning.

SPOILER WARNING! Do NOT continue to read if you do not wish to see the artwork or title of the next Adventures in Odyssey album!!!

Okay, you’ve been warned.

Here it is:

It’s very interesting to say the least. No summary for the album has been revealed yet. I have thoughts on this artwork, but we’ll probably talk about it in another post. Stay tuned.

Well, that’s all the news I have for now. What are your thoughts on these news items? Will you buy the Odyssey puzzle? Are you interested in the upcoming books? What are your thoughts on the artwork for album 77? Feel free to leave a comment! Your engagement is always appreciated!

Signed, Polehaus53