#The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle

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Title: The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle | Author: Janet Fox | Publisher: Viking Books (2016)

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If you read this, then you should read this......

If you’ve read the Harry Potter series and/or the Twilight series then you should try……. The “Crave” series by Tracy Wolff = If the Harry Potter series and the Twilight series got together and had a baby, it would be this series. I’ve heard this series has been picked up by Universal Studios who now owns the movies rights for this series. I haven’t heard anything else about the movies and how…

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Not all magic is whimsical

I was showing a poem to my english teacher the other day and asked if I could make a poem kind of similar to it for our poetry project. He looks at it and says:

“Oh! You want to do something whimsical?”

And my reaction is basically like,

Sir. This poem is a spell. This spell is for capturing souls. The souls of children. Sir. How is that whimsical? Sir?

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Middle Grade to Read Under the Covers

There are some books you read to make you laugh, some to make you cry, but what books should you reach for when you are looking for a thrill?  Take a look at this list that will knock your socks off!  Grab your book and hop in bed because this one is sure to be one scary adventure...

The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle

Author: Janet Fox

“Keep calm and carry on.”  That’s what Katherine Bateson’s father told her, and that’s what she’s trying to do:  when her father goes off to the war, when her mother sends Kat and her brother and sister away from London to escape the incessant bombing, even when the children arrive at Rookskill Castle, an ancient, crumbling manor on the misty Scottish highlands.   But it’s hard to keep calm in the strange castle that seems haunted by ghosts or worse.  What’s making those terrifying screeches and groans at night?  Why do the castle’s walls seem to have a mind of their own?  And why do people seem to mysteriously appear and disappear?   Kat believes she knows the answer: Lady Eleanor, who rules Rookskill Castle, is harboring a Nazi spy. But when her classmates begin to vanish, one by one, Kat must uncover the truth about what the castle actually harbors—and who Lady Eleanor really is—before it's too late.

Nightfall

Authors: Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski

On Marin’s island, the sunrise only comes every twenty-eight years. But it’s not the dawn she has to worry about. When sunset triggers the tide to roll out hundreds of miles, the islanders of Bliss must quickly prepare to sail south, where they will wait out the long, fourteen years of unforgiving Night. Marin and her twin brother, Kana, ready their house for departure: locks must be taken off doors, furniture arranged, tables set. The rituals are bizarre, but none of the adults in town will discuss why it has to be done this way. Just as the ships are about to sail, a boy goes missing—the twins’ friend Line. Marin and Kana are the only ones who know the truth about where Line has gone, and the only way to rescue him is by doing it themselves. But Night is falling. Their island is changing.  And it may already be too late.

The Last Kids on Earth

Author: Max Brallier

Illustrator: Douglas Holgate

Series: The Last Kids on Earth

Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hordes of Zombies and Winged Wretches and Vine Thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg. So Jack builds a team: his dorky best friend, Quint; the reformed middle school bully, Dirk; Jack's loyal pet monster, Rover; and Jack's crush, June. With their help, Jack is going to slay Blarg, achieve the ultimate Feat of Apocalyptic Success, and be average no longer! Can he do it?

The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade

Author: Max Brallier

Illustrator: Douglas Holgate

Series: The Last Kids on Earth

The zombies are disappearing. This might seem like a good thing, since zombies eat your brains, but normal human kid Jack Sullivan is suspicious. He keeps hearing an eerie shrieking noise that seems to be almost summoning the zombies—but to where, and for what (probably) foul purpose?   Jack, his three best friends (maybe the only people left on Earth), and their pet monster Rover need to get to the bottom of this. Along the way they encounter a lot more than they bargained for, including a giant Wormungulous, a pizza parlor monster hangout, an ancient evil who destroys worlds, and a stereo system that is totally the bomb. Can Jack figure out why the zombies are vanishing . . . before he and his friends are next?

Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse

Author: Curtis Jobling

Series: Max Helsing: Monster Hunter

Max is just your average kid growing up in Gallows Hill, a small town outside of Boston—well, except that he lives in a gothic mansion with an old former prizefighter, and his after-school job is carrying on the monster-hunting tradition of his family, the van Helsings. Despite the bloody legacy he’s inherited, Max always tries to be kind and fair to the ghouls, demons, and other creatures he encounters. So he’s confused when monsters start attacking him willy-nilly—even those he thought of as friends. Max discovers he’s been cursed by an evil Warlock who intends to reclaim the earth for the monsters. To save his life, Max must rely on his gearhead friend Syd, his boy-genius neighbor Wing, and his brand-new puppy for help. But time is running out, and if they can’t figure out how to break the Thirteenth Curse, Max—and the world as we know it—will be in deep, deep trouble…

Max Helsing and the Beast of Bone Creek

Author: Curtis Jobling

Series: Max Helsing: Monster Hunter

Between carrying on the monster-hunting tradition of his family, the van Helsings, and trying to stay out of trouble at school, Max is ready for a day off. So when his class heads to the mountains on a camping trip, Max can’t wait to leave the stress behind and get his s’mores on. But monster-hunting doesn’t take a vacation, and soon Max and his gearhead friend Syd find themselves seeking the answers to who—or what—is behind a raft of mysterious camper kidnappings.  The locals say it’s a bigfoot, rumored to roam the forest, but as more and more magical beasts rear their shaggy, scaly, and horned heads, Max starts to wonder if what’s afoot is something even bigger—and scarier—than the Beast of Bone Creek.

The Witches

Author: Roald Dahl

This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!

A Tale Dark and Grimm

Author: Adam Gidwitz

In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches.

Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.

Edgeland

Authors: Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski

Thousands of miles south of the island of Bliss, day and night last for 72 hours. Here is one of the natural wonders of this world: a whirlpool thirty miles wide and a hundred miles around. This is the Drain. Anything sucked into its frothing, turbulent waters is never seen again. Wren has spent most of her life on Edgeland, a nearby island where people bring their dead to be blessed and prepared for the afterlife. There the dead are loaded into boats with treasure and sent over the cliff, and into the Drain. Orphaned and alone, Wren dreams of escaping Edgeland, and her chance finally comes when furriers from the Polar north arrive with their dead, and treasure for their dead. With the help of her friend Alec, Wren plans to loot one of the boats before it enters the Drain. But the boat--with Alec and Wren onboard--is sucked into the whirlpool. What they discover beyond the abyss is beyond what anyone could have imagined.

The Bone Snatcher

Author: Charlotte Salter

Sophie Seacove is a storyteller. She tells stories of what the world would be like if madness hadn’t taken over. If her parents hadn’t sold her off as a servant to pay for their passage out of London. If she wasn’t now trapped in a decaying mansion filled with creepy people and surrounded by ravenous sea monsters. The mansion has plenty of stories, too: About fantastical machines, and the tragic inventor who created them. About his highly suspicious death.  And about the Monster Box, a mysterious object hidden in the house that just might hold the key to escaping this horrible place—and to reuniting Sophie with her family. But not everyone wants Sophie to have the Monster Box, and as she gets closer to finding it, she finds herself unspooling years-old secrets—and dodging dangerous attacks. Sophie needs to use her brains, her brawn, and her unbreakable nature if she wants to make it off this wretched island…and live to tell this story.

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I've got some book suggestions for anyone who is looking for a good read during the quarantine.

- Children of Blood and Bone, and Children of Virtue and Vengeance from Tomi Adeyemi's two book series Legacy of Orisha.

- Open Minds, Closed Hearts and Free Souls from Susan Kaye Quinn's trilogy Mindjack.

- The Host by Stephenie Meyer.

- Reboot and Rebel from Amy Tintera's two book series Reboot.

- The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox.

- It by Stephen King.

- My Lady Jane, and My Plain Jane from Cynthia Hand's trilogy Lady Janies.

- The List by Siobhan Vivian.

- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Hollow City, and Library of Souls from Ransom Riggs five book series Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children.

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★★★★☆ The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle: Kids will love this steampunk adventure by @janetsfox @VikingBooks @PuffinBooks Reviewed by @mariond_d https://t.co/OOEqtTdvcM … #SFF https://t.co/TElAqgUuv7

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Theodosia and the Serpents Of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers

“You’d be surprised by how many things come into the museum loaded with curses - bad ones...an imaginative, supernatural mystery...” — Booklist Starred Review

School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari

“Who would have thought being scared could be such fun? Four 12 year olds whose phobias range from bugs to water go to the School of Fear for six of the worst weeks ever.”

Dead Boy by Laurel Gale

“A stinky, creepy tale for anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider.” — Kirkus Reviews

Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions by Sheila Grau

“ Runt's hapless attempts to do the right thing make him easily relatable amid themes of conquering self-doubt, wrestling with perfectionism (as one character puts it, "You can't get upset about what you're not"), and searching for a place to belong...” — Publisher’s Weekly

The Bone Snatcher by Charlotte Salter

“Salter’s love of storytelling and fantasy is evident in this debut novel, and in Sophie, Salter creates a truly tenacious and indomitable female protagonist...an adventure-filled tale that intrigues.” — Kirkus Reviews

May Bird and the Ever After by Jodi Lynn Anderson

“The first of a trilogy, this book leaves loads of tantalizing, unanswered questions." — ALA

The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol

“The Apprentice Witch is entirely more charming, adventurous, and full of heart than a book has a right to be.” — Trenton Lee Stewart

The Curse of the Boggin by D.J. Machale

“Leave the lights on for this first book in a new thrilled series!"

Monstrous by MarcyKate Connolly

“This is a dazzling and unique once-upon-a-time about a girl who is part dragon, part bird, part cat, all hero.” — Natalie Lloyd

The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox

“We love this book! A ghost story, a mystery, and an adventure, all in one. Kate is a strong, smart heroine who won’t quit!”

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day 16

Back to school! Agh I'm so tired. We're reading an amazing book in book club called "The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle" by Janet Fox. It's a young adult novel but I recommend it to all ages. It's like a Miss Peregrine novel but WAY easier to follow! It's amazing!

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Best 10 Books in.....Sci Fi/Fantasy

I’ve comprised a list of the 10 best books from the sci fi/fantasy genre. This list is in no particular order and this list is only my opinions based on what books I’ve read in the past. Enjoy! Kat Bateson, and her two younger siblings, attend a boarding school located inside an old castle, other children begin disappearing and it’s a race against time to find out the cause. This book begins a…

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The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox

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The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox. March 15, 2016. Viking Books for Young Readers, 400 p. ISBN: 9780451476333.  Int Lvl: 5-8; Rdg Lvl: 5.5; Lexile: 740. An eerie gothic fairytale with a World War II setting and magic at its heart– and the recipient of four starred reviews and multiple honors. Twelve-year-old Katherine Bateson believes in a logical explanation for everything.…

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Just finished The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle and, wow... Creepy! Great #middlegrade #mystery with magical elements for kids who don't mind dark. Just look at that cover! If you enjoyed Coraline, check this out. #bookrec

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New This Week

This week, we have some great books for you, all now out in paperback!  If you loved them in hardcover, we are sure you’ll love them again!  Check out our titles below.

The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle

Author: Janet Fox

Age Range: 10+

Two-Sentence Recap: When Katherine Bateson is sent from her London home to escape the bombings of World War II, she arrives at Rookskill Castle, a strange place that seems to be haunted by ghosts.  Kat believes the reason for this strange behavior is that Lady Eleanor, the ruler of the castle, is harboring a Nazi spy, and she is determined to figure out what is going on before it’s too late.

Free Verse

Author: Sarah Dooley

Age Range: 10+

Two-Sentence Recap: When her caretaker and brother Michael dies in a fire, Sasha Harless has no one left and nowhere to turn, except towards poetry.  But when her newly-found cousin Mikey is endangered at his job at the mine, Sasha takes him and finally makes her escape away from her hometown Caboose, with hopes that it will fix the pain in her life.

Flawed Dogs: The Novel 

Author: Berkeley Breathed

Age Range: 8-12

Two Sentence Recap: Sam the Lion has a pretty good life as a well-bred dachshund and Heidy’s best friend, until he is framed by the jealous poodle Cassius, and is cast out by Heidy’s uncle.  Out in the wild world, Sam befriends other abandoned dogs and heads to the Westminster Dog Show, where his plan for revenge on Cassius takes an unexpected turn when he and Heidy spot each other after years of being apart.

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30 Best Children's Books of 2016

30 Best Children’s Books of 2016

What a great year for children’s books! Here are my favorite 2016 reads for elementary and middle-grade readers.

  As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds

Beautiful Blue World by Suzanne LeFleur

  The Best Man by Richard Peck

The Best Worst Thing by Kathleen Lane

  Booked by Kwame Alexander

The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox

  Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Scienceby…