Leaving the Bellweathers
10 best books like Leaving the Bellweathers (Kristin Clark Venuti): Cranford, Saturdays at Sea, Wednesdays in the Tower, Thursdays with the Crown, Fridays with the Wizards, The Silver Branch, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, Then There Were Five, Resistance, The Lantern Bearers
| Author | Elizabeth Gaskell |
| ISBN | 0141439882 |
'It is very pleasant dining with a bachelor...I only hope it is not improper; so many pleasant things are!'
A portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid nineteenth century, Cranford relates the adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters...
| Author | Jessica Day George |
| ISBN | 1619639572 |
This bestselling series comes to a rousing conclusion as Celie and her family set sail on a ship made from their beloved Castle!
After constructing a grand ship built from parts of the Castle, Celie, Lilah and Rolf are ready to set sail! But on its maiden voyage, the Ship steers them far off course...
| Author | Jessica Day George |
| ISBN | 1599906457 |
A castle that is constantly rearranging itself, and a young royal family sworn to protect it... Celie, Rolf, and their beloved Castle Glower are back in this exciting sequel.
Strange things are afoot in Castle Glower: new rooms, corridors, and even stables keep arriving, even when they aren't...
| Author | Jessica Day George |
| ISBN | 1619632993 |
Castle Glower has been acting weird, so it’s no surprise when two towers transport Celie and her siblings to an unknown land. When they realize that no one from home is coming to get them, the kids – along with Celie’s pet griffin Rufus – set out through the forest to figure out where they are and...
Final review, first posted on www.FantasyLiterature.com:
Fridays with the Wizards is the fourth and most recent book in Jessica Day George’s CASTLE GLOWER series about twelve year old Princess Celie and the magical, semi-sentient castle where she lives. Celie and her brother and sister...
| Author | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| ISBN | 0192755056 |
Intrigue, plotting, and battles in the second of Rosemary Sutcliff's best-selling trilogy which began with The Eagle of the Ninth
Violence and unrest are sweeping through Roman Britain. Justin and Flavius find themselves caught up in the middle of it all when they discover a plot to overthrow...
| Author | Jean Lee Latham |
| ISBN | 0618250743 |
Readers today are still fascinated by “Nat,” an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor’s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn’t promise to have the makings...
| Author | Elizabeth Enright |
| ISBN | 0805070621 |
This 1944 YA/middle grade novel is a charming, nostalgic trip to a simpler time, when kids explored the outdoors, swam in swimming holes, searched for Indian arrowheads, and fished for jumbo catfish. A livestock auction and homemade fair with a variety show of local talent provide enough excitement...
| Author | Jennifer A. Nielsen |
Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Chaya is determined to make a difference. Using forged...
| Author | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| ISBN | 0192755064 |
Rosemary Sutcliff's books so often bring a strange, tearful, lovely lump to my throat, and a strange, gut-wrenching mist to my eyes that tugs at my heart strings so beautifully. How does she do it, I wonder?
'I sometimes think that we stand at sunset,' Eugenus said after a pause. 'It may be that...
| Author | Peg Kehret |
| ISBN | 0140383433 |
When Jonathan and his family go camping on Magpie Island, they look forward to a fun, relaxing weekend. But their fun quickly vanishes when Jonathan, his sister, Abby, and their dog, Moose, find themselves in the middle of a natural disaster. A devastating earthquake has hit, destroying their camper,...
| Author | Erynn Mangum |
| ISBN | 1600067123 |
Maya Davis already has many titles-Christian, barista, maid of honor (new), possible girlfriend (newer), aunt (newest)-and her life is about to become even more complicated. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, her ex-boyfriend proposes to her roommate and best friend, Jen. It's...
| Author | Elizabeth Enright |
| ISBN | 0440486815 |
Ten year old Garnet lives on a farm in the the 1930s. We loved the start of this book, instantly both wanting to live there in Garnet's house and go swimming in water that was too warm! That never happens in England! We enjoyed the characters and the tale of the coral bracelet and the library incident, the...
