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The official Adventures in Odyssey Twitter account has sent out a new tweet about the upcoming April recording session of the last six episodes in Album 56. The album title has yet to be released. Album 56 will air in fall 2012. The details revealed are that a new character will be appearing on the show and the Odyssey Owls basketball team will be returning as well. We last heard from them in Album 52. You can follow the Odyssey Team on Twitter: @AIO_Tweets
For instant news updates you can also follow us: @AIOUpdate Also, we currently know the titles of the first two episodes in Album 56 and that this next album will contain the Inspiration Station, the Imagination Station, and the Room of Consequence. To celebrate 25 years of Adventures in Odyssey, there will be two live shows at the Irving Bible Church in Dallas TX on June 16. Whit, Connie, Eugene and Wooton will be performing and signing autographs, along with other members of the cast. The first show is at 10:00 AM and the last is at 3:30 PM. If you're planning on going then we suggest you purchase your tickets before they are all sold out. Currently, over 1000 tickets have already been snatched up. They are only $8 each. You can buy your tickets here. Do you enjoy listening to Adventures in Odyssey? If so, then we would encourage you to support Focus on the Family in some way, either with your prayers or financially. Not only will this help keep AIO going, but it will also help sustain all the other family ministries and programs offered by FOTF. To find out more information and to donate, go here. A sequel to the Platinum Collection called the Silver Celebration is coming out in fall 2012. This special collection includes at least one AIO episode from every year since the program’s creation and amounts to a total of 36 of the producers' favorite episodes. The episode list has not been released yet, but more information will be coming soon. Will you be purchasing this latest collection? What do you think of the artwork? Leave a comment below. This news was discovered on amazon.com. 90-Day Devotions for Kids is a book being released this fall which is written by the Odyssey team and provides fun Bible-based devotions for families and will encourage children to spend time learning more about God. There are no better mentors than Whit and the folks from Odyssey to partner with parents as they teach their children about God’s Word and make the truths of the Bible accessible to their kids. AIO’s 90-Day Devotions for Kids includes thirteen weeks of devotions. Sidebars from Odyssey favorites Wooton, Whit, Connie, and Eugene provide friendly suggestions for life applications. Each week has an individual theme and will include an overview to introduce the theme, seven devotions that reference AIO dramas, and an activity, puzzle, or game to reinforce the core biblical truths taught during the week. Parents will find the tools they need to help start children on a path toward regular time alone with God, and families will be encouraged to spend time together as they share the daily readings. The Second Official Guide for Adventures in Odyssey will be available for purchase in October 2012. It is over 600 pages and is written by Nathan Hoobler. Here is the summary: For more than 20 years, Adventures in Odyssey has delighted kids (and kids at heart!) with exciting stories and character-building truths. Now you can be part of the real adventure with this updated, behind-the scenes guide to people, places, and faces of the world's #1 family audio drama. Get backstage details on the making of your favorite episodes, books, and videos; hundreds of photos, including an eight-page color photo gallery, and trivia for over 700 episodes, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to draw the characters. It's an exclusive guide that no fan can do without! It has all-new trivia that was not used in the last Official Guide from episode 1 "Whit's Flop" to episode 726 in Album 56. This news was discovered on amazon.com. Tired of paying for shipping costs when ordering books? We have good news. Adventures in Odyssey novels are being made available in eBook format. This way there's no shipping and you can read them instantly. So far the titles released as eBooks are The Fight for Kidsboro, Voyage with the Vikings, Revenge of the Red Knight, Showdown with the Shepherd, and Secret of the Prince's Tomb. Check out christianbook.com to find them. More titles will be released as eBooks in the future. The AIO Update's fifth editorial has finally been released. You can read "All's Well With Roswell" at this link and then rate it out of ten. And check out our Editorials section to read more about Adventures in Odyssey. If you like you can also submit ideas for new editorials on our contact page. In this new episode of the Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast, Georgia Dolenz, first heard as Sue in “The Labyrinth,” tells us her story of voice acting and her famous dad. Plus, hear a preview of “To Mend or Repair.” Listen here. You can follow Georgia Dolenz on Twitter here: @georgiadolenz |