Written by Elizabeth Winthrop - A multi-voice dramatization - Unabridged Fiction - 2 CASSETTES - 3.5 hours

Publisher, Listening Library (April 2005)

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"An absorbing fantasy...suspense and colorful details, as well as a gentle moral precept, make the story special." --Publishers Weekly

William can't wait to play with the mysterious castle his housekeeper, Mrs. Phillips, has given to him. For years she has been telling him about the old stone and wood model with its drawbridge, moat, and finger-high knight to guard the gates. And now it is his.

If only Mrs. Phillips would stay with him, instead of going back to England, everything would be perfect.

But she is firm about leaving.

William is just as determined to make her stay--and he begins to see the way to do it when he picks up the little silver knight, which comes alive in his hand!

But William's big idea turns out to be the worst mistake of his life. To correct it, he must undertake a fantastic quest to another island, where he must battle to conquer both the darkness outside, and the darkness within.

About the Author: Elizabeth Winthrop is the highly acclaimed author of more than forty books for children of all ages. She speaks at schools and libraries all over the country. The Castle in the Attic has been nominated for twenty-three state book awards, and won both the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award (Vermont) and the California Young Readers Award.