Tuesdays at the Castle

Tuesday's at the Castle Glower are the best! Those are the days the castle likes to stretch its wings and add rooms, stairways, or hallways if it felt like it. It's such a fun read that I've read this book to my grandchildren several times over the past few years and it's still one of my favorites!! I had rented the book online from my local library, but really wanted to own the book, so I purchased this online e-book, and the other books in this entertaining and enjoyable series, so I could read them whenever i wanted to. I plan on buying a hard copy in the future because I love books and this one, along with the rest of the series, would be a perfect addition to my collection. Princess Celie is the main character of this book. The story is told generally through her eyes and experiences. She loves her castle, and it loves and protects her from an evil Prince and her father's wicked Emissary, it helps her sneak through the castle by adding, shifting, and altering rooms and stairways. It's the best castle ever!!! I'm enthralled with the story and how clever Celie is and I hope you will enjoy these books as much as I and my grandkids do!

Rather that stay with her tried and true Dragon Adventure series (Dragonskin Slippers, etc), Jessica Day George introduces us to a new fantasy setting with new heroes, a new princess, and what may be the largest character yet- the Castle itself. Fascinating idea, slightly reminiscent of Gormengast or Castle Perilous , The Castle here is alive and aware- and can grow new rooms and hallways over night. What's more, Castle Glower loves and cares for it's royals- as long as they love and care for it. And that's exactly what Princess Celie does. But then the King and Queen have to leave, and a hostile take-over is threatened? What will the 11yo princess and her royal siblings do? How much really, can a Castle help? I also liked the realistic and non-violent touches, there isn't a lot of swordplay or bloodletting here, just three very smart kids and their castle vs some baddies. Wonderful book for those 8-80. A real page turner.

I would give this book ten stars if I could. This confident, pitch-perfect narrative does what it sets out to do, creating a magical castle inhabited by real people who face a real crisis, and then bringing the crisis to a successful conclusion. I hope this is a standalone novel, because I believe there is nothing left to be said about Castle Glower. "Tuesdays at the Castle" joins "The Search for Delicious" and "Half Magic" in the category of classy classics for pre-teens. Celie is a fine heroine, smart and caring and brave. She is a good character for girls to identify with, and I think boys will manage to get over any "Yuck, a princess book" qualms and enjoy her story too. When I started to read "Tuesdays at the Castle," I worried that it would be too similar to another recent girl-in-a-changing-castle book, "Flora Segunda" by Wilce. Luckily, the books start with a similar idea but go in completely different directions. (Watch out for those old stuffed animals, though!) The Flora books are for a somewhat older group of readers, but are also excellent.

I read this with my daughter (9, 3rd grade). She liked the beginning, but had a hard time with some of the introduction chapters that were rather boring. Once the story picked up it got very interesting. So interesting she couldn't put the book down until she read the last three chapters. I found it to be well written. There were some words that I found hard to pronounce so kids could struggle with them. There were new vocabulary words that my daughter didn't know so that was good. We are both glad with how the story turned out. We also liked Cecelia, Rolf, and Lilah a lot. The good characters were also well written and easy to like. Lots of funny moments sprinkled in too.

This is such a fun series, and I'm using the audiobook to help a friend's daughter's reading comprehension. Tuesdays at the Castle gets the series started with a bang. The voices the narrator uses are very nicely done and add to the characters. Just a lot of fun overall and adding to our enjoyment of this classic story. Everyone in our family loves the castle, which stands in as a full character in the story. The deus ex machina is offset by the vulnerablities of the castle, and its interactions with the chilren. Very enjoyable series.

An excellent childhood adventure. Free of all the political baggage of our day. Clean and fun for both children and parents.

I recommend this book to Everyone it is good you will fall in love with the characters and (of course) the castle! Much better than I thought it would be I am 13 and read this for a school book club. Definitely recommend 100%

Celie loves Castle Glower, the magical castle in which she lives with her family. Despite the castle's tendency to confuse everyone and create new rooms and move existing rooms seemingly at it's own whim, Celie loves the place. In fact, she knows the castle better than anyone else and her self-created atlas proves it. When her parents disappear, apparently assassinated, her knowledge and connection to the castle become key in helping her brother, Rolf, the Crown Prince, keep his tenuous hold on the kingdom. But when things look blackest can Celie use her knowledge of the castle to save her family? I loved the castle as a setting, I giggled as I read about the castle's way of treating those not worthy of trusting. I also loved Celie's spunkyness and determination to save her home and family. Her brother Rolf is my second favorite character, his sense of humor while dealing with a great deal of pressure from the royal council impressed me. Plotwise, there were a few things that I wondered about, such as why some people acted the way they did, but this didn't bother me much. Mostly I just enjoyed the story for what it was, a fun, exciting story about a living castle and it's inhabitants. There was plenty of excitement and humor and I highly recommend this one.