Get Talking: Tuesdays at the Castle

I hope you have loved this book as much as I did.   I think it's absolutely wonderful.  Here are a few questions to start discussions about the book.

Castle Glower is an amazing castle that creates rooms and moves stairways.  What kind of room would you want it to create for you?

Who was your favorite character?  Why?  Who didn't you like?

After her parents disappear, Princess Celie refuses to believe they're dead.  What makes her think they're still alive? 

Have you ever believed something that everyone else thought was wrong?  If so, what did you do?

How does Princess Celie interact with her family?  Is it good or bad?  How does is compare with the way you see families interact in TV shows and other books?

Visitors from two of the neighboring kingdoms come for the funeral, but don't seem to want to leave.  Why?

Why doesn't Prince Rolf want to be crowned king?

When the royal family discovers the plot against Prince Rolf how do they fight back?  How does Castle Glower help?  What would you have done?

Did the book end the way you expected?  Is it how you wanted it to end?


Just a reminder the meeting is next week on the 9th of May!  I'll see you there!

Book Blurb: Tuesdays at the Castle

 

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 the 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 from a fan- and bookseller-favorite kicks off a brand-new series sure to become a modern classic.

About the Author

The Official Story

Jessica Day George earned a BA in Humanities/Comparative Literature from Brigham Young University, where she enjoyed classes in Pottery and Old Norse, and dutifully forced herself to take Algebra and Biology. Originally from Idaho, she now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband, their young son, and a five pound Maltese named Pippin.

The Rest of the Story:

It's all about the books. Friends, family, school, "real jobs", they were just obstacles to be tackled so that I could return to my true love: books. All I have ever wanted in this world is to read and write books. My criteria for choosing a purse is that it must be able to fit a paperback book inside. I took books on my honeymoon, and bought more while we were there. I picked my major because it looked like I would get to read a lot of books, and also I thought it would provide me with interesting background information for my own books (which it did). From the time I was twelve on up, I told people that I wanted to be a writer. When they said, "So, you’ll teach and then maybe try to write a book?" I would just shake my head. No, I was a writer, and that was all I wanted to do. So over the years until I got published, I lived in Idaho, in New Jersey and Delaware, and in Utah, because it didn’t matter. I could read and write anywhere. I’ve worked at a wedding invitation factory (Bet you didn’t know they made them in big scary factories, did you?), at a video store (back at the birth of DVD), at libraries and bookstores, and even been an office lady at a school while I waited to get published. I knew that I would be published eventually, because . . . well, I just had to be.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I have other interests. I took eight years of German, four of Norwegian, and even studied Old Norse so that I could read the great Viking sagas in the original language. I knit like a maniac: hats, scarves, sweaters, dog sweaters, socks, felted purses, you name it. I play the piano and viola, love to travel and to watch movies.
But mostly, it's about the books.



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