The Trolls by Polly Horvath 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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780374377878 |
| ISBN 10 | 0374377871 |
| Title | The Trolls |
| Author | Polly Horvath Horvath |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Farrar Straus Giroux |
| Year published | 1999-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Prizes | Winner of Children's Books of Distinction Awards (Fiction) 2000, Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Fiction or Poetry) 1999, Short-listed for National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 1999, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2002, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2002, Short-listed for Sasquatch Award 2003 |
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