Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
I love finding new-to-me authors who have multiple book series. Recently I recommended another of Jessica Day George books–this time it is Dragon Slippers (Bloomsbury, 2007). I love the humor in this story, which you’ll see right away in the opening paragraph:
“It was my aunt who decided to give me to the dragon. Not that she was evil, or didn’t care for me. It’s just that we were very poor, and she was, as we said in those parts, dumber than two turnips in a rain barrel.”
Meet Creelisel Carlbrun whom even a dragon doesn’t want, even if she is a virgin. Read how with embroidery thread Creel seeks her fortune in the king’s city. There are plenty of surprises along the way and a satisfying ending.
My husband enjoyed the book, too.
Remember I said series? The author didn’t intend to write a sequel to this book, but . . . Read here to see why she did. Dragon Flight is the next book. And Dragon Spear is the final book in the trilogy.
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Tuesdays at the Castle
Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
Tuesdays at the Castle (Bloomsbury, 2011) by Jessica Day George is the first book in a series about a castle that changes on it’s own. Unwelcome visitors end up in bare rooms that move far away from the throne room and welcome visitors in luxurious rooms that move into desirable locations. Rooms change size, too. And when the King and Queen disappear, the castle helps the Prince and Princesses defend themselves against those who want to take over.
The opening lines (and the cover) show the sense of fun in this book: “Whenever Castle Glower became bored, it would grow a new room or two.” Here’s what the author has to say about how she came to write the book: http://www.jessicadaygeorge.com/#/tuesdays-at-the-castle/. It has been published in the UK and in French in Canada.
The sequel, Wednesdays in the Tower, came out in 2013. It also has been published in the UK, in French Canada and in Spain.
In 2014, Thursdays with the Crown came out and finished up where book two left off.
Coming in February 2016 is book four: Fridays with the Wizards! (Cover reveal here.) I need to catch up my reading before then.
All four books were illustrated by David Hohn. See more of his work here.
But, wait! Jessica has more books! See them all on her site.