the battle for the castle by elizabeth winthrop

She lives in New York City and the Berkshires. Publishers Weekly About the Author Elizabeth Winthrop is the award-winning author of books for all ages, including The Battle for the Castle and Counting on Grace, available in Yearling editions. Review Quotes An absorbing fantasy.suspense and colorful details, as well as a gentle moral precept, make the story special. Author of Shoes, The Castle in the Attic, Counting on Grace, Bears Christmas surprise, The Red-Hot Rattoons, Sloppy kisses, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Hoping the castles magic holds the key to getting his friend to stay, William embarks on a fantastic quest to another land and another time-where a fiery dragon and an evil wizard are waiting to do battle. Sure enough, when William picks up the tiny silver knight, Sir Simon comes alive in his hand and tells William a mighty story of wild sorcery, wizards, and a kingdom in need of saving. The castle is perfect in every way, with a drawbridge, a moat, and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates. But then she gives him her parting gift-a mysterious model castle that has been in her family for years. Madeleine LEngle, award-winning author of A Wrinkle in Time When William learns that his favorite caretaker Mrs. Book Synopsis A kid favorite for over thirty years, this award-winning modern-classic is sure to delight readers for years to come! Winthrop has a real gift for fantasy. Especially when he is off on a fantastic quest to another land and another time where a fiery dragon and an evil wizard are waiting to do battle. In the author’s journey to understand her parents, particularly her mother, she comes to realize that the secrets parents keep are the ones that reverberate most powerfully in the lives of their children.

About the Book William experiences adventurous surprises when he receives an old, real-looking stone and wooden model of a caste.

The battle for the castle by elizabeth winthrop