The Silver Bowl

I saw The Silver Bowl recommended on the Provo City Library's children's book review blog I read.  It is about Molly, who as a young child is sent away by her father to work at the castle as a maid.  After some time, Molly is promoted to polish the castle's silver, but soon she finds that one silver bowl speaks to her--and she can see visions of terrible things happening to the royal family.  She enlists her friend Tobias to help her find a way to save the prince.

This was a fun read with an interesting and engaging plot and great characters.  There were lots of adventures and surprises, and it also had so many sweet parts that just endeared me to Molly and Tobias.  The only thing I didn't like was that the book didn't seem to address passing time very well.  For example, sometimes at the beginning, I got confused because several years would pass without the book making it very clear.

Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)