Troll Blood Contributor(s): Langrish, Katherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 000721488X ISBN-13: 9780007214884 Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Exploration & Discovery |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 630 |
Physical Information: 1.04" H x 5" W x 8" (0.82 lbs) 416 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 124150 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The dramatic and gripping conclusion to Katherine Langrish's highly-acclaimed TROLL trilogy. When seafaring traders, Gunnar, and his sword-wielding son, Harald Silkenhair, land in Trollsvik, looking for crew to join their journey to Vinland (North America), Hilde is desperate to join the ship. She begs her parents to let her go as Gunnar's wife Astrid's companion, and when Peer agrees to go and look after her, her parents reluctantly agree. But Gunnar and Harald are dangerous men. Harald has killed a man, and Gunnar has been cursed and is losing his wits in fear that the dead man's ghost is following him. Harald has an uncontrollable, raging temper, and a perilous rivalry develops between he and Peer. By the time they finally reach the shores of Vinland, the settlement is looking less of an attractive proposition. And that's before they meet the "Skraelings" (the Native American people) and the terrifying Jenu - the cannibal giant with a heart of ice... Action-packed, suspense-fuelled and with a wonderful cast of characters, Troll Blood is a truly rip-roaring read. |
Contributor Bio(s): Langrish, Katherine: - Katherine Langrish grew up in Yorkshire, studied English at university and has always enjoyed writing and telling stories. Married with two daughters, Katherine lived in France near the edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau, where she ran a storytelling group for children. She has also lived in New York State, near the Finger Lakes, said by Native American legends to be the hand-print of the Great Spirit. Katherine currently lives in Oxfordshire and is enjoying her life as a full-time author. |