Pranks such as spreading manure on the soles of shoes and snipping threads so the baddies’ clothes fall off make the siblings (and readers) giggle, but underneath the capers lies a bit of deftly written grief and fear. Celie’s parents and eldest brother Bran are reported killed in an ambush, leaving three siblings at home to fend off a foreign prince who’s trying to assassinate Celie’s brother Rolf and steal the crown. When disaster strikes, the castle’s protective love becomes paramount. Celie’s family knows the castle’s rules-for example, no matter where you are, “if you turned left three times and climbed through the next window, you’d end up in the kitchens”-so they navigate fine, even when Castle Glower gets bored of a Tuesday and grows a new room or hallway. This enjoyable romp turns mischief into political action and a stone palace into a cunning character.Ĭastle Glower always chooses its own king, and its current is Celie’s father.
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