Waiting on Wednesday (33)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we all feature upcoming books we're eagerly anticipating.


I've altered things a little to include one book that hasn't come out yet and one that has already been published but I still haven't gotten around to reading yet.

Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh


Goodreads description of Tuesdays at the Castle (October 11, 2011):

Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie’s favorite days. That’s because on Tuesdays the castle adds a new room, a turret, or sometimes even an entire wing. No one ever knows what the castle will do next, and no one—other than Celie, that is—takes time to map out the new additions. But when King and Queen Glower are ambushed and their fate is unknown, it’s up to Celie, with her secret knowledge of the castle’s never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom. This delightful book kicks off a brand new series that is sure to become a modern classic.

Why I want to read it:

 

JESSICA DAY GEORGE!!! I don't need any more reason than that. But I do have more reasons, like a castle that is always magically adding new rooms and passages to explore. That sounds so cool! I already can't wait to explore that castle with Princess (princess!) Celie.

Product description of The Crowfield Curse (January 4, 2010):

It's 1347 and fifteen-year-old Will, an orphan boy, lives at Crowfield Abbey. Sent into the forest to gather wood, he rescues instead, a creature from a trap - a hob, who shares with Will a terrible secret. Somewhere in the forest behind the abbey where he lives, is a grave. And buried deep in the snow is an angel. But how can an angel die? What has it to do with the monks of the Abbey? When two hooded strangers arrive at Crowfield asking questions about the angel's grave. Will is drawn into a world of dangerous Old Magic. "The Crowfield Feather" was short-listed for the "Times" Chidren's Fiction Competition in 2008. This is a stunning debut novel and the first of a two part series.

Why I want to read it:

I'm already intrigued by the mystery of the buried dead angel. Add in a mysterious abbey and dangerous magic and I'm all over that! It looks like this is a middle grade book and the second book is available in the UK, but not the US.

Have any of you read either of these books? Would you recommend them? 

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