The Trolls

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Summary: Funny, Yet Sad
Review: This is an excellent book. It was very funny and some parts made me laugh out loud. Although it was a humorous book, at some points it was just a little bit scary and the end almost didn't belong. Why would so funny a book have such a "tragic" ending? When I finished the book I was confused by its sad and half-scary conclusion. It being a children's book, I was expecting a happily-ever-after type ending. But when I thought about it, it made sense. The reason Aunt Sally was sympathetic towards PeeWee was because he reminded her of Robbie. And after they gave Robbie to the trolls, the family changed forever. I love what Aunt Sally said, "I guess knowing that your own trusted family could give you away, even in jest, well, it changes things." This book made me want to hug my little sister! "The Trolls" is very imaginatively written, and definitely worth reading.

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Summary: Delightful! My kids were howling for more
Review: When the sensible baby sitter comes down with plague, and all other avenues are exhausted, Aunt Sally is allowed into the house for a week of emergency baby sitting. And what stories she brings with her! Did the family really chew sticks? Did the neighbor shoot cougers? And... will Pee Wee have to dress as a stepsister for Halloween? This story has its dark moments. The wacky beginning leads to more wistful stories of loss and family estrangement, but it ends on a hopeful note. My 8 & 10 year olds enjoyed it immensely.

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Summary: WOW
Review: WOW! This was the most creative fantasy I've ever read! Polly Horvath defintly deserves a 5 star rating. The wierd stories Aunt Sally tells and draws are VERY entertaing and are soooooo good! I DEFINTLY reccomend this to the ages between 8+! Great for adults too!

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Summary: The Trolls
Review: [...]This book is fantasy and it has 136 pages.
This book takes place in Tenderly, Ohio. More specifically, it takes place in the Anderson house. (In the house the rooms that the characters are in, are the dining room and upstairs in the children’s rooms.) When the characters are upstairs, Aunt Sally is normally in between the children’s beds on a rocking chair telling them a story. The children are normally in their beds.
In this book, the parents want to take a vacation to Paris. They call Aunt Sally to come and watch the children. So when she comes she is carrying a book. The book has pictures in it. Every night Aunt Sally tells the children a story and shows them a picture to go along with the story.
I think this book was odd but I liked it. When I said it was odd I mean odd because of what happens in the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read fantasy because if you like historical fiction or any other genre you won’t like this book. You won’t like it because it isn’t like any other genre. I would also recommend this book to anyone who is between the ages of eleven and fourteen because it is easy reading. This was a good book. I liked the book because I liked the events that happened in this book. The events were interesting. Since the book and its events were interesting it pulled you into the book.