Dragaera

Fantasy

Mon Nov 25 09:42:22 PST 2002

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".

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