Sunshine State Young Readers 2017-2018
So we've got the new list for the Sunshine State Young Readers for the middle grades. I'm starting with the 3rd to 5th grade, because those are for my students, but I'm hoping I'll have time to read the 6-8 as well, because some of my favorites are on there too! The first one I read this summer is called "Castle Hangnail" by Ursula Vernon. I just got a series of books by Ursula Vernon for my school library about Harriet the Hamster Princess which is hilarious so I was looking forward to "Castle Hangnail" and I was NOT disappointed. Castle Hangnail belongs to a witches guild and is in transition. The old witch is gone and they are looking for a new witch. There is a cast of minions that includes the caretaker (who has no name), a haunted suit of armor, a stuffed doll named Pins who takes care of wardrobe and furnishings, a minotaur that is the cook, and the cleaner, Serenissima, who is a water spirit that steams every thing clean. They are a b...