Goblins in the Castle

selina - This book is the craziest book I have ever read in my life. It is about a brownie named Angus Cairns who was sent on a mission to clean up Alexandra Carhart’s bedroom. Her room is such a mess that her mom wants Alexandra to clean it up. But Alex (her nickname) likes it the way it is. One day when Alexandra goes into her room she sees that her room is nice and clean. “Who is cleaning my room when I am not looking”? She thought. Later she finds out that Angus is cleaning her room when she is not looking. Angus is so when Alex found out he was cleaning her room he is so furious that he wishes he never came on this mission. Later on Angus loves cleaning places. One day Angus tells Alex about the Enchanted Realm when he is not supposed to. After a couple of weeks Destiny’s, Alex’s little sister, Ms. Kincaid, her teacher, and Ms. Kincaid’s grandmother disappeared. At the end of the book Angus and Alex are best friends. Also this book is a diary and has supporting letters and journal entries and a bunch of pictures drawn by Angus. Also Angus has a temper problem and he can’t control his temper tantrums. I hope you enjoy this book when you read it :)

February 1, 1993
Gr. 5-7. Found tucked in a basket on the drawbridge of Toad-in-a-Cage Castle on a cold December night, young William, now 11, has grown up pretty much on his own in the castle, which is inhabited by only the Baron, Hulda the cook, and Karl, the young man who tends the library. Since William can go anywhere in the castle that he wants to, except into the North Tower, which is always locked, he knows the rest of the castle, including many of its secret passageways, very well. Unable to sleep one night, he discovers a heretofore undetected sliding panel that opens onto a stairway that goes down 500 steps, surely below the dungeons, where he meets humpbacked Igor, who says he's lived in the castle for more than 600 years. Though Igor and William become friends, William finds himself worrying about the strange noises that pervade the castle halls and about the secret that Igor seems to be hiding. A shivery treat for readers, who will identify with the stalwart William as he ferrets out the castle's scary secrets and rights a long-existing wrong. ((Reviewed Feb. 1, 1993))(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 1993, American Library Association.)