Tuesday, October 29, 2019

The Little Grey Girl by Celine Kiernan - ADVISABLE

The Little Grey Girl by Celine Kiernan 209 pages. Candlewick, 2019 $16 Language: PG (1 swear 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (peril) 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Now that the old queen has been defeated, Mup's mum is taking her rightful place as queen by moving the whole family including Dad and Tipper into the castle of Mup's grandmother. But bad memories and distrust haunt the staff, servants and even the ghosts, so when a strange moon, and a terrible snowstorm suddenly arrive, everyone feels it's a curse from the old queen. A mysterious grey girl's drawings are causing debilitating sadness throughout the castle, only Crow and Mup seem to be able to get to the cause of the problem, and must fight it alone. 

I was so glad to see book 2 of the Raggedy Witches! While The Little Grey Girl stands on its own, it's good to have read book 1. I loved the message of friendship and loyalty and family. Kiernan's books stay with me even after I've finished reading them, lots of great talking points for recommendations. Can't wait for final book in the trilogy.

Lisa Librarian

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