The Castle In The Attic

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The Castle In The Attic

• By Elizabeth Winthrop

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Elizabeth Winthrop

• Elizabeth Winthrop grew up in Washington
  DC. She was the only girl in her family she had
  five brothers. Her great-great uncle was Theodore
  Roosevelt, and her dad was Stewart Alsop, a
  well-known political journalist. Her father
  worked at home and one of her earliest memories
  is the pop-pop of typewriter keys hitting the
  round rubber carriage of his old typewriter.
  Because of this, she grew up believing that
  writing was an honorable profession and that you
  could actually make a living at it.
• Elizabeth went to Sarah Lawrence College.
  She later worked as an editor in the children's
  department of a major publishing house. She has
  written over forty books for kids including As
  The Crow Flies, Asleep In a Heap, and Battle
  For the Castle. Many of her books come from
  experiences she had before age 12.
• Elizabeth currently lives in NY City.

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The Castle In the Attic

• Ten year old William can't wait to play with
  the mysterious castle his house keeper Mrs.
  Phillips, has given him. For years she has been
  telling him about the old stone and wood model
  with its drawbridge, moat and the finger-high
  knight to guard the gates. And now it is his.
• But when William learns that Mrs. Phillips is
  going back to England to live with her brother,
  he vows to find a way to keep Mrs. Phillips with
  him forever. And when he breaks the spell cast on
  the tiny silver knight, he suddenly knows how to
  do it.
• But William's big idea turns out to be the worst
  mistake of his life!
• This is an exciting story of magic and fantasy,
  which weaves the everyday problems of growing up
  into the age-old battle between good and evil.
  William's quest takes him on a journey to a land
  where he must fight a ferocious dragon, a wicked
  wizard and worst of all, the darkness within
  himself.

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Before 1. Look carefully at the cover.
Write down any information the cover gives
you about the story. 2. Find the drawing
of the castle at the beginning of the book and
study it. Notice all the names of the
rooms and parts. Write down any words
that are new to you. During 1. Be on the
lookout for facts about Mrs. Phillips and
William. telling all you found
2. List any words new to you on Post
its. After 1. Write a paragraph telling
all you found out about Mrs. Phillips. Include
as many facts as you can. 2.
Write a paragraph telling everything you found
out about William. include as many
facts as you can. 3. What is Williams
problem in chapter 1? How does he try to solve
it? 4. What do you think the surprise is
that Mrs. Phillips has for William?