The Runaway Troll
$26.94
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2013
Summary
A wonderfully funny, magical and macabre sequel to Shadow Forest, winner of the Gold Smarties Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award. From the bestselling author of A Boy Called Christmas, The Girl Who Saved Christmas, Father Christmas and Me and The Truth Pixie.
Samuel’s not allowed to enter Shadow Forest. But what’s to stop the forest from coming to him? There’s one thing every troll child dreads more than anything - and that’s the Betterer, the evil troll in Shadow Forest who loves to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552555784 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552555789 |
| Author: | Matt Haig |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Corgi Childrens |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2013 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Shadow Forest |
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Critics Review
Children with a taste for magic and fantasy will find both - and a dollop of humour - in this second tale of Samuel Blink … this entertaining thriller oozes comedy and suspense in equal measure
Children with a taste for magic and fantasy will find both - and a dollop of humour - in this second tale of Samuel Blink … this entertaining thriller oozes comedy and suspense in equal measure * Daily Mail *
Fast, fun and furious action with a cast of humorous characters and creatures. A runaway hit * TBK *
It is so good to have a children’s book, full of fun and adventure … a well-judged adventure for young readers, told in a proper story-teller’s voice. Hurrah! * Carousel *
… thoroughly engaging and readable * *
About The Author
Matt Haig
Matt Haig’s first novel for young readers, Shadow Forest, won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and the Gold Smarties Award. He is also the author of various adult novels, including the bestsellers The Last Family in England and The Radleys. Reviewers have called his writing ‘totally engrossing’, ‘touching, quirky and macabre’ and ‘so surprising and strange that it vaults into a realm all of its own’. His books have been translated into 25 languages. He lives in York.
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