If you like fantasy and fast moving adventure, this series will appeal to you. The ominous other-world setting and highly inventive creatures will capture your interest. The tale begins with Twig (yes, Twig) who finds out that he is NOT a woodtroll like his family and friends, but was found as a baby on their doorstep thirteen years ago. It is a relief to finally understand why he has never fit in and Twig goes on a quest to find out who he really is and discover his destiny. When Twig is sent off to live with a distant relative in the deepwoods, he strays from the safety of the path, encountering bizarre and generally dangerous creatures. Sky pirates, smelly halitoads, hover worms, slaughterers, hammelhorns, caterbirds, skullpelts, bloodoaks, gyle goblins and their Grossmother, spindlebugs, milchgrubs, banderbears, carnivorous wig-wigs, the very disgusting rotsucker, and more--each brought to life with detailed illustrations. Warning to the light-hearted: this adventure series has scary moments and death occurs to some of the characters. This book is the first in a series of thirteen fantasy tales.
Recommended for grades 5-7.
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