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The Adderhead--his immortality bound in a book by Meggie's father, Mo--has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The peasants' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. But the Book of Immortality is unraveling, and the Adderhead again fears the White Women of Death. To bring the renegade Bluejay back to repair the book, the... (more)

Inkworld Trilogy: Book 2

Inkspell

by Cornelia Funke

Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart , the book whose characters came to life - and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the original tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid... (more)

I Capture the Castle

by Dodie Smith

Now a major motion picture from the Academy Award-winning producer of Shakespeare in Love I Capture the Castle tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Here she strives, over six turbulent months, to hone her writing skills. She fills three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries. Her journals candidly... (more)

Castle

by David MacAulay

The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.

Magic Tree House: Book 2

The Knight at Dawn

by Mary Pope Osborne

Illus. in black-and-white. Jack and Annie travel back in time to medieval England for an adventure inside a storybook castle, from feasting hall to dreadful dungeon.

Castle: Book 2

Castle in the Air

by Diana Wynne Jones

Abdullah was a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer. His father, who had been disappointed in him, had left him only enough money to open a modest booth in the Bazaar. When he was not selling carpets, Abdullah spent his time daydreaming. In his dreams he was not the son of his father, but the long-lost son of a prince. There was also a princess who had been betrothed to him at birth. He was content with his... (more)

Inkworld Trilogy: Book 1

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke, the enormously talented author of the international best-seller THE THIEF LORD, brings readers another spellbinding tale of adventure and magic. Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a book-binder. But her father has a deep secret-- he posseses an extraordinary magical power. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her father's past. Who is this sinister character and... (more)

What Were Castles For? (Usborne Starting Point History)

What Were Castles For? (Usborne Starting Point History)

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Part of a series that provides answers to the first questions children ask about history, this book is written for children aged six and upwards.

The Castle in the Attic

by Elizabeth Winthrop

The mysterious castle William's housekeeper told him about is suddenly his--an old, authentic wooden model with a knight as tall as his finger to guard the gate--and it's the best gift he has ever received. Reprint. AB. SLJ.

Castles (Single Subject References)

by Philip Steele

Intricate and meticulous illustrations bring history to life in this wide-ranging castle tour that covers both the majestic splendour of the great halls and the hardships of living in a feudal society - from the building of a castle to shopping in a medieval marketplace. A magnificent 8-page gatefold opens up to a cutaway view of the castle -- both inside and out -- and lets viewers get an up-close view of all the... (more)

The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum

The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum

by Kate Bernheimer

Once there was a girl who lived in a castle. The castle was inside a museum. When children visited, they’d press against the glass globe in which the castle sat, to glimpse the tiny girl. But when they went home, the girl was lonely. Then one day, she had an idea! What if you hung a picture of yourself inside the castle inside the museum, inside this book? Then you’d able to keep the girl company. Reminiscent of... (more)

DK Eyewitness Guides: Castle (DK Eyewitness Guides)

DK Eyewitness Guides: Castle (DK Eyewitness Guides)

by Christopher Gravett

"Eyewitness Guides" are best-selling, high-quality visual information books. This title is a valuable resource to students whether they dream about being a lord defending their fort against an enemy's siege or watching over the peasants as they plough the land.

DK Eyewitness Guides: Knight (DK Eyewitness Guides)

DK Eyewitness Guides: Knight (DK Eyewitness Guides)

by Christopher Gravett

"Eyewitness Guides" are a series of illustrated information books which integrate photographs with explanatory illustrations, maps, charts and text. This book looks at knights, their armour, battles, chivalry, jousting, heraldry, hawking and crusades.

The Reluctant Heiress

by Eva Ibbotson

Being an heiress in 1920s Austria with nothing but a broken-down castle to your name and nary a penny in your purse could be frustrating for anyone but the Princess Theresa-Maria of Pfaffenstein. “Tessa,” however, is thrilled with her situation, as it allows her to concentrate on her love of the arts—and no one in the Viennese opera company need know that their delightful and charming under-wardrobe mistress is... (more)

The Perilous Gard

by Elizabeth Marie Pope, Richard Cuffari

In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy Folk—whose customs are even older than the Druids" and include human sacrifice.

A Medieval Castle (Inside Story)

by Fiona MacDonald, Mark Bergin

Step inside a medieval castle and discover for yourself what it was like to live and work inside its massive walls. Superb illustrations and thoroughly researched information provide a vivid and intimate look at every aspect of castle life. You will see the craftsmen and builders at work, witness a great dinner in the main hall, learn about the life of the lord and lady, learn how a page became a knight, and more. (more)

Castles (McGraw-Hill Paperbacks)Alan Lee, David Day

Castles (McGraw-Hill Paperbacks)

by Alan Lee

The Battle for the Castle

by Elizabeth Winthrop

William's former housekeeper gives him a magic token that takes him and Jason back to Sir Simon's Castle in the Middle Ages where they face an army of dangerous rats in the final battle for the castle. Reprint. AB. PW. H. K.

The Last Siege

by Jonathan Stroud

A chance encounter on the snowy slopes of a castle moat throws together three lonely teenagers: Emily, Simon, and the highly enigmatic Marcus, who is the catalyst for all that follows. At first the castle’s ruins are merely the backdrop to a day in the snow. But when the three break into the forbidden interior of the keep, they find the castle taking on a different and deeper meaning. Despite the freezing... (more)

Peregrine

The Conquest

by Jude Deveraux

Lovely Zared Peregrine was the pride of her family, a treasure her rough-hewn brothers would strive at any cost to protect from their ancient enemies, the Howards. The Peregrines had suffered loss enough. Thus Zared's brothers trained her in the arts of war, and dressed her in boy's clothing. Beyond the castle walls, none knew that the youngest Peregrine was a girl.... Yet when the magnificent Knight Tearle... (more)

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by Cornelia Funke

by Cornelia Funke

by Dodie Smith

by David MacAulay

by Mary Pope Osborne

by Diana Wynne Jones

by Cornelia Funke

by Phil Roxbee Cox

by Elizabeth Winthrop

by Philip Steele

by Kate Bernheimer

by Christopher Gravett

by Christopher Gravett

by Eva Ibbotson

by Elizabeth Marie Pope, Richard Cuffari

by Fiona MacDonald, Mark Bergin

by Alan Lee

by Elizabeth Winthrop

by Jonathan Stroud

by Jude Deveraux