{"product_id":"i-capture-the-castle-paperback","title":"I Capture the Castle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDodie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the 20th century's most beloved novels is still winning hearts, Dodie Smith's\u003ci\u003e I Capture the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJ.K. Rowling, \u003c\/i\u003e author of the Harry Potter series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted to a feature film in 2003, \u003ci\u003e I Capture the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Here she strives, over six turbulent months, to hone her writing skills. She fills three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries. Her journals candidly chronicle the great changes that take place within the castle's walls, and her own first descent into love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the time she pens her final entry, she has \"captured the castle\"-- and the heart of the reader-- in one of literature's most enchanting entertainments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonus: Reading Group Discussion Guide included in this edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorothy Gladys Dodie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1896 in Lancashire, England, was one of the most successful female dramatists of her generation. She wrote \u003ci\u003eAutumn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Crocus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDear Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e, among other plays. \u003ci\u003eI Capture the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel, was written in the 1940s while she was living in America. An immediate success, it marked her crossover from playwright to novelist, and was produced as a play in 1954. Smith also wrote the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Town in Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e It Ends with Revelations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e A Tale of Two Families\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Candle-Lit Bath\u003c\/i\u003e, but she is best known today as the author of two highly popular stories for young readers: \u003ci\u003eThe Hundred and One Dalmatians \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Starlight Barking\u003c\/i\u003e. She died in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.26 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e I Capture the Castle\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44323178905702,"sku":"9780312201654","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MzRkMzFRYitWRkJoTWhpUDhsZUNSdz09.webp?v=1768125069","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/i-capture-the-castle-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}