The Castle in the Attic

Title: The Castle in the Attic     

Author: Elizabeth Winthrop

Illustrator: Elizabeth Winthrop

Date of publication: 1985

Publishing Company: Holiday House

Awards: n/a

Genre: Fiction

Subgenre: Fantasy

Theme: The fantasy and magic within a castle, a knight and a little boy

Primary Characters: William

Secondary characters: Sir Simon, the Silver Knight

Classroom Use: Great fantasy book to read with the class and could take part of a unit lesson on the middle ages.

Summary: His housekeeper, who is about to move away, gives William a castle. She gives him the castle as a going away gift on her behalf. The castle is in all reality to a real model of what a castle would look like. The castle also comes along with a little silver knight. One day when playing with the castle, William realizes that the silver knight and castle comes to life. The silver knight is Sir Simon who will then tell William all about the castle, the adventures of the land, about the evil wizard and the dragon. Through out the story, William will become a part of the castle and embark on a journey with Sir Simon to protect the castle from the evil wizard and the dragon. Lots of magic and fantasy take place throughout the entire book.