Author Jake Schmelzle

Characters WWilliam the boy MMrs. Phillips Nanny SSir Simon the knight AAlastor the wizard WWilliam’s mom and dad JJason William’s best friend

Setting WWilliam’s house WWilliam’s new castle  Alastor’s kingdom

There once was a boy named William who did gymnastics and had a nanny. The nanny lived with them for ten years. Her Husband had died and all she had left from him was a picture. Her mother died too and all she had left from her was a pearl circle pin. The nanny’s name was Mrs. Phillips. She decided she wanted to move back to England with her brother.

Mrs. Phillips gave William a castle before she left. In the castle there was a knight named Sir Simon who was cursed and the only way to brake the curse is if you pick him up. No one knew that other than the person who cursed him. Until one day William picked him up and he came alive and Sir Simon is a very very small.

William and Sir Simon found a token that shrinks people and they decide to shrink Mrs. Phillips. Then they go on a adventure to fight the wizard who shrunk Sir Simon and he is taking over the castle that used to be Sir Simon’s.

If you like this preview read the book and the book after that. This is the first and this is the second

About the author Elizabeth Winthrop is the author of more than 60 works of fiction for all ages. She is the winner of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the Pen Syndicated Fiction Award. Elizabeth has written books for children of all ages (The Castle In The Attic, Counting on Grace, Dumpy La Rue), novels for adults (In My Mother’s House and Island Justice), short stories (The Golden Darters, Best American Short Stories 1992), and poetry (published in anthologies and literary reviews).