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Title details for The Trolls by Polly Horvath - Available

The Trolls

by Polly Horvath
Julie Hagerty
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Aunt Sally was, all in all, the most satisfactory grown-up the children had ever known.
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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  • Release date

    June 23, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780307581969
      • File size: 97709 KB
      • Duration: 03:23:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.4
    • Lexile® Measure: 810
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Imagine a person embodying the characteristics of both Mary Poppins and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle coming to be your babysitter. With Aunt Sally on the scene, clams bite off fingers, green beans are eaten, trolls lurk, and family stories stretch late into the night. The narrator for this Horn Book Honor Book has the skills of a raconteur. Julie Hagerty relishes the histories of the Andersons's Canadian relatives as much as Aunt Sally does. She twangs for the great-uncles and grandparents and stretches out the moments of suspense. Her voice is childlike as Amanda, Pee Wee, and Melissa . Hagerty brings life to a tall tale of the highest order. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 1, 2001
      When the baby-sitter cancels at the last minute, Aunt Sally fills in and shares plenty of tall tales in this National Book Award finalist, about which PW said, "Horvath's dry humor runs like a current through the book, sweeping readers along in the breathless anticipation of the next bit of absurdity." Ages 8-12.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.4
  • Lexile® Measure:810
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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