Castle In The Attic Book Report

But then she gives him her parting gift a mysterious model castle that has been in her family for years.

Castle in the attic book report.

One of my favorite books from my childhood. The castle in the attic by elizabeth winthrop. When william learns that his favorite caretaker mrs. The novel has won the dorothy canfield fisher children s book award and the california young reader medal.

It s an old real looking stone and wooden model of a castle with a drawbridge moat and a finger high knight to guard the gates. While the story moves a bit too fast for an adult it s a wonderful book for elementary age kids. The castle in the attic is a children s fantasy novel by elizabeth winthrop and illustrator trina schart hyman first published in 1985. Start by marking the castle in the attic the castle in the attic 1 as want to read.

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This is a book report produced by sixth graders at alba middle school with the help of artist in residence sheila hagler. The first edition of the. A short and sweet story about a boy who is given a special castle.

Her best known work is the castle in the attic which was nominated for twenty three state awards and won the won the dorothy canfield fisher children s book award the california young reader s medal and was named a children s choice by the international reading association. It has also been nominated for twenty three state book awards. It s almost too real. Cramer s class created character puppets from the castle in the.

A great grandniece of theodore roosevelt elizabeth lives in new york city. It s the mysterious castle his housekeeper has told him about and. The castle is perfect in every way with a drawbridge a moat and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates. It is the first of two books about the castle in the attic plot summary when 10 year old william s beloved housekeeper decides to return to england william is disappointed and desperately wants her to stay.