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Stone Arch Books
Just the Series: Troll Hunters Vol. 1   

Series and Publisher: Troll Hunters   

Annotation: During a meteor shower above the town of Zion Falls, Pablo and his friends discover that some monsters are real when they are attacked by hungry trolls.
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #58628
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Copyright Date: 2012
Edition Date: 2012 Release Date: 01/01/12
Illustrator: Kovar, Ben,
Pages: 105 pages
ISBN: 1-434-23307-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-434-23307-3
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2011024304
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist (Tue May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)

While the default mode in many youth fantasy-horror stories is to go zany, Dahl instead goes epic in this opener of the Troll Hunters series. The four main characters, all out for a meteor shower one night, are quickly introduced. Then the action starts and doesn't let up until the breathless conclusion. An ancient race of horrific troll creatures known as gathool have awoken from their slumber deep in the earth, and they're hungry. The kids learn from a mysterious cryptozoologist, Dr. Hoo (who may or may not be a centaur), that the gathool hate sunlight, but daybreak is still hours away and the beasts are closing in. The unfettered, propulsive narrative is right up the reluctant-reader alley, and the promise of deeper adventures following the satisfying conclusion will keep any reader hooked. A handful of creepy, sepia-tone illustrations keep the atmosphere grim, and a concluding set of pages from Dr. Hoo's notebooks hints at a deeper mythology yet to be revealed.

Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

A group of teens watch a meteor shower and learn it's a portent of monster invasions. Banding together as mystical warriors, they fight to send the creatures back where they came from. In both volumes (books one and two), Dahl borrows from mythology, astrology, and master of horror, H. P. Lovecraft; the novels are more genre mash-ups than cohesive narratives.

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Word Count: 9,591
Reading Level: 3.9
Interest Level: 5-9
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.9 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 148234 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:3.2 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q61143
Lexile: 540L

Far above the small town of Zion Falls, the stars fall from the sky. Deep below the sleepy city, an ancient evil awakens. Caught in the middle are four teens with hidden powers beyond their wildest dreams.


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