Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
The Girl Who Kept the Castle (Quill Tree Books, 2024) by Ryan Graudin was a fun fantasy with humor and heart. It also has a main character who has to fight against what is expected. Plus, there’s a dragon.
Look at the first line, “Wizard West was dead for nearly an entire day before he noticed.” And actually he doesn’t notice. It’s up to Faye, the daughter of the West’s groundskeeper, to tell him he’s dead. (The servants cast lots.) “Sugarcoat the situation,” Puck, the cat says. But the wizard is angry to hear the news and casts a spell to turn Faye into a . . .
Read about the author here and check out her many books here. I love finding a new author.
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This sounds like a story I’d like. I just reserved it at the library. Thanks!
Woo hoo!
What a fun first line and you can’t go wrong with a dragon! Happy MMGM
Right?!
I really enjoyed this one. The main character and story line won me over. Thanks for giving it some more positive vibes and featuring your review with MMGM this week.
I probably saw it on your blog first!
This sounds such a fun fantasy! Plus dragons 🙂 . I enjoyed the authors’ three bios too! Thanks for the recommendation, I will watch out for it!
Yay!
Humorous dragons’ tale? Now, that got my attention 🙂
Ha ha!
That cover is amazing — who wouldn’t want to read it. Looks like a great story for Halloween. I expected some evil and magic but was surprised by your comment that the story has heart. Will look for this one!
I think the best ones do have heart.
What a great first line! And you created a nice cliffhanger there. I’ll look for this one. Thanks for the review.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy.