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Never Trust a Troll!

Kate McMullan (2006)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesDragon Slayers' Academy #18
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads4.0

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

After spending the summer at spooky Camp Dragononka, Wiglaf and his pals are back at DSA. They're no longer the youngest lads and lasses—now they're in Class II, and they are expected to show new students the ropes. Wiglaf not only has to put up with his wild and crazy little brother Dudwin, but also with his Class I "Little Buddy, who turns out to be a not-so-little troll! Wiglaf wants to be a good "Big Buddy" but it's not easy when the troll is always playing jokes on him. And what about the fire-breathing dragon that the troll swears is in the woods outside DSA? Is it really there? Or is this just another one of the troll's great big fibs?

Is Never Trust a Troll! appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

Lighthearted middle grade fantasy with mild peril and comic mischief. Features a troll who plays pranks and a fire-breathing dragon, but maintains a humorous, age-appropriate tone throughout.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the funny troll pranks, dragon mystery, and the chaos of being a big brother and school mentor at the same time.

Tags

Humorous FantasySchool StoryDragon FantasyTrickster Tale