The Crooked Castle by Sarah Jean Horwitz - ESSENTIAL

The Crooked Castle (Carmer and Grit #2) by Sarah Jean Horwitz, 356 pgs, Algonquin Young Readers, $17.95 

Language: G (0 swears, 0 “F”); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG; 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: ADVISABLE

After Carmer, a talented young mechanic, and Grit, a faerie princess, defeated the Wingsnatcher, they hopped on the Moto-Manse and left Skemantis to see the rest of the world. When a ballooner crashes outside their home, the pair is led to Rinka Tinka’s Roving Wonder Show where nothing is exactly what it seems. When a string of local airships crash, Carmer and Grit step up to find the dark secrets behind the high flying acts. 

I enjoyed this book. It was a really fun one to read and held the same magic as the first one. Violence is PG because there is some fighting and magic use, but nothing too bad. 

Student Reviewer: Julia M.(10th grade)