Is an 8th Day as Good as it Sounds?

Jax Aubrey can't stand living with his guardian, Riley. What does Riley know about being in charge of someone? He's barely 18 years old himself. When Jax’s father died he wanted to live with his aunt, but because his dad had made arrangements with Riley, that couldn’t happen. Everything is different now. Thank goodness for his best friend, Billy. Without him, Jax couldn’t get through the day. Little does Jax know that his 13th birthday is going to be the start of something new. When he wakes up he can’t figure out where all the people are and why the electricity doesn’t work. He begins to worry that this is the apocalypse. When Riley does explain it all, Jax learns that there's an eighth day of the week sandwiched in between Wednesday and Thursday. Only certain people can experience the eighth day, and there are all kinds of rules about it. There are also some people who only experience Grundsday (the nickname for the eighth day). There’s a prisoner next door who Riley is supposed to be watching, but there are some bad people who are trying to find her so that they can control things. Will Jack be able to keep the bad guys away? Why is the prisoner wanted by so many people? You will be turning the pages to find out what happens next! 

I have wanted to read The Eighth Day by Dianne K. Salerni since I first heard about it. Maybe it's because I've thought a lot about having an extra day in the week. That would be excellent! I could get so much done on that day and even catch up on sleep! But that doesn't seem like what most people use the eighth day for in this book. I liked Jax and thought he was easy to relate to, even if I worried about some of the choices he was making. It was fun learning about a different world and type of people. And I like the references to Merlin and King Arthur. Of course, now I really need to do more research into those stories. This is a great book for kids in fifth grade and up. There is a little violence towards the end of the book, but nothing too overly descriptive. I have already started book two and hope to get the third book soon!

Has anyone else read The Eighth Day? Or have you read another book by Dianne K. Salerni? We’d love to hear your thoughts!

Happy Reading!

~L

Answer to Monday's Riddle: Yay for an 8th Day!

Excellent guessing, Riddlers. This was a tricky riddle, but I was excited to use a past riddle as the bonus clue. I love it when ideas connect! Lizzy and I often dream about how fabulous an extra day of the week would be. We've decided a day between Sunday and Monday, possibly called Funday, would be perfect.


Friday, Lizzy's review will tell us what it might be like to have an 8th day of the week. How would you like to spend the time if you had an extra day? See you all around the book block. ; ) ~ F

Seven's plenty for the rat race run, to answer this riddle, add but one: Mani comes first, bangs on your door. Tyr delivers what's next in store. Odin dwells in the middle at hand. Thor thunders by across the land. Three more steps end this tour, but what could be with one more?

What am I asking for? Answer: An 8th day of the week. 

Bonus clue graphic of the days of the week 

Fairday's Riddles: Volume I 
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Monday's Riddle: Seven's the Norm...

Hello, Riddlers! Can you guess our theme this week? Lizzy and I love this idea. We talk about how awesome it would be quite a bit, actually. ; ) ~ F

Seven's plenty for the rat race run, to answer this riddle, add but one: Mani comes first, bangs on your door. Tyr delivers what's next in store. Odin dwells in the middle at hand. Thor thunders by across the land. Three more steps end this tour, but what could be with one more?

What am I asking for? Stop by Wednesday for the answer. 

I gave you a clue!

Click here for a bonus clue. 

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Ode to a Drink of Water and a Day Off...

We're featuring rhyming children's stories as a part of Angie Karcher's #RhyPiBoMo writing challenge in April. This week we clued you in on an excellent poet. Here are two of our favorite Shel Silverstein poems... enjoy!

My favorite poem of all time...Lazy Jane ~ F
Best Shel Silverstein Poem...Sick ~ L

SICK

"I cannot go to school today,"

Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

"I have the measles and the mumps,

A gash, a rash and purple bumps.

My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,

I'm going blind in my right eye.

My tonsils are as big as rocks,

I've counted sixteen chicken pox

And there's one more--that's seventeen,

And don't you think my face looks green?

My leg is cut--my eyes are blue--

It might be instamatic flu.

I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,

I'm sure that my left leg is broke--

My hip hurts when I move my chin,

My belly button's caving in,

My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,

My 'pendix pains each time it rains.

My nose is cold, my toes are numb.

I have a sliver in my thumb.

My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,

I hardly whisper when I speak.

My tongue is filling up my mouth,

I think my hair is falling out.

My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,

My temperature is one-o-eight.

My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,

There is a hole inside my ear.

I have a hangnail, and my heart is--what?

What's that? What's that you say?

You say today is. . .Saturday?

G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

Does anyone else have a favorite Shel Silverstein poem or any other poem that you would like to share with us? 

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