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Troll Mill

Katherine Langrish

2006
2006
first published
  • 2006Eos · ENGISBN 9780060583071
  • 2009HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780007285662

Sequel to the highly-acclaimed Troll Fell, this is just as exciting, dramatic and atmospheric. Follow Peer's adventures as he tries to get the mill working again. But watch out! You never know what kind of sneaky creatures are lurking in the shadows, waiting to jump out at you at Troll Mill...Troll Mill follows Peer Ulfsson, his dog Loki, Hilde and their friends and family three years on from where we left them in Troll Fell. Returning from a day's fishing with his friend Bjorn and with a violent storm brewing, Peer is shocked when Bjorn's wife Kersten rushes past, thrusts her young baby into Peer's arms and throws herself into the sea. What kind of creature would do this... and will she ever return?On his way back up the hill, carrying Kersten's baby to safety through the storm, Peer notices the old mill wheel turning. But it's been derelict for years... The next day, fed up with Hilde's constant rejections, he decides to prove himself and goes down to investigate the old mill, determined to get it up and running again and become the miller himself. But who or what creatures will be lurking in the shadows of Troll Mill... And are his greedy scheming uncles really gone for good?

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesFamily
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