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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Not many, if any, children's books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering. -- <i>School Library Journal</i> (starred review)</b> <p/>What was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with <i>Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess</i>. 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Not many, if any, children's books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering.<br>--School Library Journal, starred review <p/>An informative and amusing introduction to the medieval world.<br>--Publishers Weekly<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>RICHARD PLATT is an avid fan of castles and the author of many innovative and best-selling books for children, including CROSS SECTIONS: CASTLE, illustrated by Stephen Biesty. <p/>Chris Riddell is one of the most acclaimed children's book illustrators in the United Kingdom. In addition to his skill as an illustrator, he brings to CASTLE DIARY a wicked sense of humor, perhaps the result of his years as a political cartoonist.

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