Title: Delilah Dusticle
Author: A.J. York
Genre: Children’s Fantasy (middle grades)
Publication Date: June 2014
Description (Goodreads):
The perfect book for middle grade readers and the young at heart who love fantasy and fairy tales. Delilah Dusticle is a delightful story with an important and positive message. Get your copy of this charming tale today!
Delilah Dusticle has special powers, she can completely eradicate dust. With her quiver pouch of special dusters Delilah can run up walls and reaches places others just can’t. As a maid in the Fenchurch-Whittington house Delilah’s unusual skills soon lead to her being promoted to Chief Dust Eradicator and Remover. Until one day a broken heart leads to her powers taking an expected turn.
This is the first in a series of touching and funny stories about Delilah Dusticle. Follow her on a magical journey of self-discovery, friendship and adventure.
Review:
I received a free ecopy of this book for an honest review.
Delilah Dusticle is a delightful tale about a girl who has the gift of eradicating dust. She loses that gift, however, when her heart is broken. Because she can no longer eradicate dust and actually has dust showering off of her, she loses her job and her home and becomes an outcast. Eventually, she finds a true friend and is able to return to her old dust eradicating self.
This is a great book for young readers. Not only is it a fun story to read but it also has an important message. Delilah learns the hard way that if you don’t realize one dream, you shouldn’t just give up. She also figures out that friends and caring about others is important. Once she realizes that, she is able to turn her life around and, with the help of her friend, realizes her dreams.
Title: Delilah Dusticle’s Transylvania Adventure
Author: A.J. York
Genre: Children’s Fantasy (Middle Grades)
Publication Date: June 2014
Description (from Goodreads):
The perfect book for middle grade readers and the young at heart who love fantasy and fairy tales. Delilah Dusticle’s Transylvanian Adventure is a delightful story with an important and positive message. Get your copy of this magical tale today!
Delilah Dusticle is back with an action packed mission. In this illustrated instalment, Delilah and the Dustbusters are invited to Transylvania to cater for the Hallow Eve Ball. All is not what it seems and Count Dracula has a very unusual request. Get ready to join the fun and experience the magic.
This is the second in a series of stories following Delilah and the Dustbusters on adventures around the world. This book includes sample chapters of Delilah Dusticle and the Cursed Tempest, coming 2015.
Review:
I received a free ecopy of this book for an honest review.
This is another fun story for young readers about Delilah Dusticle and her cleaning crew. They’ve been invited to Transylvania to help Count Dracula get ready for his annual party. He is a descendant of the infamous Count Dracula and is quite different from the original.
There’s a lot more action in the second book than in the first. It’s a story that young readers will definitely especially with all of the quirky characters.
The message in Delilah Dusticle’s Transylvania Adventure is that you should use your gifts, whatever they are, the the best of your ability.
I think this is another book that young readers would definitely enjoy. I did find that the errors in the second half of this one were a bit distracting.
Update 10/5/14: The author informed me that she hired a professional proofreader so get rid of the errors.
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