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Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess
Contributor(s): Platt, Richard (Author), Riddell, Chris (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0763621641 ISBN-13: 9780763621643
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2003
Annotation: Eleven-year-old page Tobias Burgess offers an insider's view of day-to-day life in a medieval castle in his "diary," in which he includes tips on etiquette, descriptions of jousting, and endnotes. Glossary. Illustrations.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Medieval
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 980042779

Age Level: 9-12

Grade Level: 4-7

Lexile Measure: 1010(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.3" W x 6.9" L (0.35 lbs) 123 pages

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 08/25/2003 pg. 67
Publishers Weekly 08/25/2003

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 2130
Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Not many, if any, children's books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering. -- School Library Journal (starred review)

What was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess. Eleven-year-old Toby's vivid diary entries offer an insider's view of day-to-day castle life, including tips on etiquette (where do you spit at a feast?) and exciting descriptions of hunting, jousting, and harvesting. Complete with glossary, index, and detailed endnotes, this is a rich look at medieval life that informs as much as it entertains.

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