The Castle in the Attic

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Summary: A great book that is worth reading again and again!
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This book is about a boy named William whose nanny, Mrs. Phillips, is moving away to England and gives Willaim a castle and a lead knight. Later, William goes to look at the castle and knight, but the knight, Sir Simon, comes to life in his hands!
Sir Simon tells William about the troubles in his land, an evil wizard has taken over Sir Simon's kingdom. That evil wizard, Alastor, turned Simon into lead, but Simon had grabbed a token off of Alasor's neck. That Janus token has the ability to make people small.
William gets the token and shrinks Mrs. Phillip to make her stay, but unwittingly starts fufilling the Prophecy above the castle drawbridge.
In their adventure, William and Sir Simon experience magic, dragons, wizardry, and time travel.
This book is a great read no matter how old you get! I recomend this magical tale for people in third grade and above.

Rating:
Summary: A great book that is worth reading again and again!
Review: .
This book is about a boy named William whose nanny, Mrs. Phillips, is moving away to England and gives Willaim a castle and a lead knight. Later, William goes to look at the castle and knight, but the knight, Sir Simon, comes to life in his hands!
Sir Simon tells William about the troubles in his land, an evil wizard has taken over Sir Simon's kingdom. That evil wizard, Alastor, turned Simon into lead, but Simon had grabbed a token off of Alasor's neck. That Janus token has the ability to make people small.
William gets the token and shrinks Mrs. Phillip to make her stay, but unwittingly starts fufilling the Prophecy above the castle drawbridge.
In their adventure, William and Sir Simon experience magic, dragons, wizardry, and time travel.
This book is a great read no matter how old you get! I recomend this magical tale for people in third grade and above.

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Summary: Castle in the attic reveiw
Review: I loved this book when I was about eight years old, and looking back on it, it's easy to see why: William, the main character, is a gymnast (just as I was) who's rather shy and reserved (just as I was) but manages, when it's important, to help the people around him. He's immensely sympathetic and compelling, and though the familiar fantasyland and evil-wizard-ruling-a-faux-medieval-kingdom plotline hold few surprises for adult readers familiar with the conventions of the genre, it surprised and excited me as a kid.

Re-reading it recently, I found it didn't hold up as well as some of my favorite books from when I was younger (such as Madeleine L'Engle's A Ring of Endless Light), but it holds up better than many; this is a strong book for both children and for adults. I have a hard time imagining a more perfect book for bed-time reading.

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Summary: So Awesome!!
Review: Man, this book was neat. I loved it. The Castle in the Attic is a great book for people who love adventure. William is a 10 year-old boy who loves gymnastics and loves his nanny Mrs.Phillips who takes care of him. Mrs.Phillips is an elder woman and very much fun to William. One day, William finds out that Mrs.Phillips has to leave. He tries everything to stop her, but nothing works. Before she leaves, she gives William a toy castle and a silver knight that one day is supposed to come alive. When Mrs. Phillips goes to her bus stop to leave, the strangest thing happened. She never set foot past William's front walkway. Where does she end up? What adventure lies in William's hands? All I can say though is the author is trying to tell us" You don't always get what you wish for". If you read this book, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Summary: The Best Book Ever
Review: The Castle in the Attic is full of adventure, it is thrilling, and funny. It was funny when Simon came alive. It was full of adventure when William went to defeat Alastar. It was thrilling when Alastar was turned into lead. You should read this book because it's exciting.

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Summary: The Castle in the Attic
Review: This book is amazing. I read it when I was a child and couldn't put it down. It has amazing adventure and suspense, without the horrible violence. Several months ago, something reminded me of the book and I had to hunt it down. I had forgotten the title and the author(it had been 15 years since I read it). I finally was able to locate it. I was thrilled. I bought it and read it in just a couple of hours. It is a book I recommend for both children and adults.

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Summary: THIRD GRADE READING GROUP RECOMMENDS THIS BOOK!
Review: We are in the third grade at an all boys school and we just finished reading The Castle in the Attic. We highly recommend this book because it has magic, wizardry, knights, castles, dragons and time travel. We also enjoyed this book because some of the story is fantasy and some is reality. Each character does one special thing in the story. For example, William's special ability to defeat the dragon. The adventure was very exciting! We think the author's use of adjectives is great. Boys and girls would love this book! If you want to read this book by yourself, we recommend it to any student in the third grade and above. However, anyone over 6 years old might enjoy listening to this tale. This book is magical!

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Summary: Fantasy classic
Review: What I would describe as early-fantasy, a book for kids who are getting into the genre. Snappy and well-paced, the book is also dotted with sweet moments that may bring a tear to the eye.

William lives in a nice suburb with his ever-busy parents (I found it sweet how he still loves and treasures his parents, despite their frequent absence) and the nanny/maid, Mrs. Phillips. William receives shattering news: Mrs. Phillips intends to return to England. As a consolation gift, she gives him a toy castle with accompanying knight, and a tiny metal charm.

Then the knight comes to life. The tiny silver man, Sir Simon, soon befriends William as the young man goes to desperate lengths to keep Mrs. Phillips. But a knight can't forget his duty, and soon William becomes entangled in the clutches of Alastor, the evil wizard. But how can a physically unimpressive ten-year-old defeat a powerful magician?

William is an enjoyable character, made more so by his anxiety over Mrs. Phillips and general decency toward his fellow man. I also enjoyed the comparisons using his gymnastics lessons as examples of self-control and discipline.

Mrs. Phillips was a lovely character, very compassionate and caring, but firm in her intentions. Alastor was pure evil, while Sir Simon was a thoroughly likeable and decent guy, without being too perfect or anything like that. I found Calender to be a rather sorry character, and was glad of the resolution written for her.

The plot is pleasantly original, though I wish less time had been spent in "our" world. The writing style is rather ordinary, the first half a bit slow, and the descriptions somewhat underfleshed. However, the simple yet effective plot and good characterization overcome those problems. Without a doubt, kids should check out this book, and also the even-better sequel "The Battle for the Castle."