Castle In The Attic Book Report

The castle in the attic by elizabeth winthrop synopsis william has just received the best present of his life.

Castle in the attic book report. This is a book report produced by sixth graders at alba middle school with the help of artist in residence sheila hagler. Phillips is leaving he is devastated. When william learns that his favorite caretaker mrs. 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.

The novel has won the dorothy canfield fisher children s book award and the california young reader medal. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. A short and sweet story about a boy who is given a special castle. 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.

A great grandniece of theodore roosevelt elizabeth lives in new york city. The castle is perfect in every way with a drawbridge a moat and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates. One of my favorite books from my childhood. The first edition of the.

It has also been nominated for twenty three state book awards. The castle in the attic by elizabeth winthrop. Start by marking the castle in the attic the castle in the attic 1 as want to read. While the story moves a bit too fast for an adult it s a wonderful book for elementary age kids.

Cramer s class created character puppets from the castle in the. 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. It s almost too real. The castle in the attic is a children s fantasy novel by elizabeth winthrop and illustrator trina schart hyman first published in 1985.