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:	9781681192192
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	02/21/2017
Series:	Tuesdays at the Castle Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	830L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

JESSICA DAY GEORGE is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tuesdays at the Castle series, the Twelve Dancing Princesses series, and the Dragon Slippers trilogy. Originally from Idaho, she studied at Brigham Young University and worked as a librarian and bookseller before turning to writing full-time. She now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and their three young children.

www.jessicadaygeorge.com

@jessdaygeorge

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