On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Rick Castello wrote: > Nytemuse said: > > OK, so while I was doing research on what to name our new kittens > > *squeal*, I hit across a name that reminded me of a book I really loved > > as a kid. It's called "The Castle In the Attick" by Elizabeth Winthrop > > (sp?) about a 10-year-old ish kid whose English nanny is going back to > > England and he doesn't want her to. She gives him a toy castle to play > > with and he discovers it's all magical and stuff when he shrinks down to > > its size and adventures through it in his quest to find a way for > > Mrs. Phillips to stay with him. And apparently there's a sequel, > > although I can't remember for sure if I've read that one too... It's > > listed as appropriate for 9-12 yo > > So it's a fantasy version of "The Indian in the Cupboard"? Um, I would guess so...it being a long time since I read "Indian", I can't remember for sure, but from what I remember, "Castle" seemed a little more complicated, possibly "darker"...but I couldn't swear on that. All I can say is I rather liked "Castle" but not so much "Indian". ****** NyteMuse "Call her life unnatural, feel her undead breath. Color her black for sorcery, color her gray for death." AIM: NyteMuse139 / ICQ: #21966269 (NyteMuse) MSN: NyteMuse / Yahoo!ID: NyteMuse http://www.crowfire.com