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Troll Mill

Katherine Langrish (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesTroll Fell #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.87
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentChild Harm

Positive tags

ProtectorComing of AgeAdventureFound Family

Hero archetypes

ProtectorComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeProtectorFaeHidden IdentityQuestMentor FigureFish out of Water

Themes

Coming of AgeResponsibilityIdentityDutyProtection of the InnocentSupernatural Danger

Synopsis

When fifteen-year-old Peer Ulfsson witnesses the disappearance of his neighbor's wife, rumored to be a seal-woman, he must help protect the baby she leaves behind from trolls, a witch, and other creatures.

Is Troll Mill appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade fantasy adventure featuring trolls, witches, and magical creatures with mild peril and supernatural threats but no graphic violence or mature content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm and abandonment.

Who'll love this

Readers who love Norse mythology and fantasy adventures will enjoy this story about protecting a magical baby from dangerous creatures.

Tags

FolkloreNorse MythologyFairy Tale Retelling