The Trolls by Polly Horvath

The Trolls by Polly Horvath

Aunt Sally is beyond any of Melissa, Amanda, and Pee Wee's expectations. She has come all the way from Vancouver Island, Canada, to take care of the children while their parents are away, and right from the start, Aunt Sally enchants them with tales of her childhood with their father. Odd characters figure largely in the stories, like Maud, a hunter rumored to have killed eighty cougars; Great-uncle Louis, a health nut who insists everyone should gnaw on sticks for extra fiber; and Fat Little Mean Girl, the star of a cautionary tale involving witchcraft and candy. All of Aunt Sally's reminiscences lead up to a crucial story about trolls, sinister creatures who supposedly lurked along the shore at night. The trolls had the power to change Aunt Sally's life forever, and their legacy may change the lives of the three present-day children as well.

Everything on a Waffle, The Canning Season, and One Year in Coal Harbor are just a few of Polly Horvath's books for children and young adults. She has won multiple honors, including the National Novel Award, the Newbery Honor, the Toronto Dominion Award, the International White Raven, and the Young Adult Book of the Year from the Canadian Library Association. She's also been nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, Germany's most prestigious literary prize, as well as the Writer's Trust Vicky Metcalfe Award for her body of work, among many others. Her works have been bestsellers in the New York Times and Publishers Weekly, and have been recommended by Rosie O'Donnell and Oprah. Her works have been translated into over 25 languages, and they are taught in North American and worldwide children's literary curricula. She currently resides in British Columbia.