Knight's Castle by Edward Eager, N. M. Bodecker (Illustrator)

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Synopsis

Roger, Anne, Eliza, and Jack find a magic way to go back into the time of Robin Hood, Rebecca, and Ivanhoe.

Annotation

Four cousins, Roger, Ann, Eliza, and Jack, have an extraordinary summer when, after an old toy soldier comes to life, they find themselves transported back to the days of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe.

Children's Literature

Roger and Ann, ages 11 and 8, live with their understanding parents in a nice house, in a pleasant town, having a very good childhood indeed, until their father is diagnosed with a mysterious illness one day in early summer. They have to forgo their plans for a family trip to the Rocky Mountains and go stay with their cousins, bossy Eliza and aloof Jack, in Baltimore, Maryland. Roger brings along his set of two hundred and fifty-six model soldiers, including the one he calls the old one, who happens to be magic. Once they get to Baltimore, all kinds of magic adventure await the four children and their toy knight's castle. The action-filled plot is told with such humor, gentleness, and great storytelling that many young readers will stay up late reading under the covers, unable to put it down. Edward Eager's tremendous love for and understanding of children rings out loud and clear in this new edition of a wonderful book from the 'fifties. 1999 (orig,