Wednesdays in the Tower (Tuesdays at the Castle Series #2)

by Jessica Day George

Overview

What will Wednesday bring in the second book in this charming New York Times bestselling middle-grade fantasy series from Jessica Day George?

When her brother Rolf dares her to catch magical Castle Glower creating a new room, Princess Celie takes the challenge! No one knows the Castle better than she does. But as usual, the Castle has ideas of its own . . .

Celie finds the new room, and inside it is hidden a giant egg. It looks like the Castle wants Celie to care for the egg and whatever creature it hatches! Celie hadn't bargained for a pet, and caring for this one will prove to be especially tricky, once Celie and her siblings realize what else the Castle is hiding.

Don't miss these other stories from New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George:

The Rose Legacy series
The Rose Legacy

Tuesdays at the Castle series
Tuesdays at the Castle
Wednesdays in the Tower
Thursdays with the Crown
Fridays with the Wizards
Saturdays at Sea

Dragon Slippers series
Dragon Slippers
Dragon Flight
Dragon Spear

The Twelve Dancing Princesses series
Princess of the Midnight Ball
Princess of Glass
Princess of the Silver Woods

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

Silver in the Blood

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619630512
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/07/2013
Series:	Tuesdays at the Castle Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Lexile:	830L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jessica Day George is the author of Tuesdays at the Castle, as well as the Twelve Dancing Princesses series, and Dragon Slippers series. Originally from Idaho, she studied at Brigham Young University and has been a movie store clerk, a bookseller, and a school office lady before becoming a writer. Jessica lives with her husband, their three young children, and a five-pound Maltese named Pippin who often makes cameo appearances in her books. www.jessicadaygeorge.com
Jessica Day George is the author of many books for young readers, including the wonderfully whimsical Tuesdays at the Castle and three books in the Dragonskin Slippers series. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a librarian and bookseller. Jessica lives with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah.
To find out more, visit www.jessicadaygeorge.com.

Editorial Reviews

A sweet, funny, sincere story in which siblings work together.” —Kirkus Reviews

“There is plenty to charm readers in this second book in the series.” —SLJ

“This enjoyable romp turns mischief into political action and a stone palace into a cunning character. . . . These kids are clever, as is George's adventure. May pique castle envy.” —Kirkus on TUESDAYS AT THE CASTLE

From the Publisher

What happens when your playfully sentient stone palace goes off kilter and leaves you a bright orange egg to care for--secretly? Princess Celie and her family love Castle Glower and its habit of adding and removing rooms on Tuesdays (Tuesdays at the Castle, 2011). But now the Castle changes on Wednesdays too, and the modifications have a frantic air. In a tower that only she can see, Celie discovers a huge egg and nurtures it. Startlingly, what hatches is a griffin. Celie keeps fast-growing Rufus hidden; she tries to tell the king and queen, "[b]ut as soon as I opened my mouth to do it, that pack of cloaks fell down the chimney." The Castle allows only Celie, one older brother (Bran, the Royal Wizard) and amiable Pogue (the village blacksmith) to know about Rufus. George's core mysteries--if griffins are mythical, why do hallway tapestries imply that the Castle once had "ordinary, every day griffins?" Is the Castle frightened or, possibly, angry?--intrigue. Historical exposition is somewhat dry, but Celie's flights on Rufus' back are exhilarating. Danger lurks, somehow related to a visiting wizard and an unknown foreign land, but its precise nature waits for next time, as this installment ends on a cliffhanger (almost literally--several characters are high in the air). A sweet, funny, sincere story in which siblings work together. (Fantasy. 8-11)

Kirkus Reviews